Critter Monday - Sketch and Buttons

Good morning!  It's Monday (again).  That keeps happening somehow!  That's ok - no school for us.  The boy is on spring break.  So we get to sleep in and hopefully get to do a few fun things as well.

First things first, it's Monday, so that means another challenge over at Critter Sketch Challenges!  It's a great sketch by our own April, and the twist is to also use buttons.  Be sure to play along if you can - this is the last chance to enter to win some freebies from Softpencil, and there are some really cute images as well as other cute stuff in her shop.

Supplies:

Image by Softpencil colored with Copics

SU cardstock in Certainly Celery, Cameo Coral

DP from scrap pile

Ric rac - Bazzil

Sentiment - PTI

Buttons - PTI

SU Crystal Effects

Black Stickles

Cuttlebug embossing folder

Oval punches

Thanks for stopping by!

Colleen

No Monkey Business!

Good morning!  The Stamping Boutique is at it again!  This week we are sponsoring Dutch Dare Card Challenges.  The theme is celebrations of any kind - birthday, new house, new baby, just about anything you can celebrate!

Do you like this little monkey?  He's from TSB's Pocket Patooties line.  I thought he would be perfect for my counsin's 2 year birthday. 

Supplies:

TSB image colored with Copics

SU cardstock Only Orange, Garden Green, Night of Navy, Brocade Blue

DCWV DP - Animal Crackers Stack

Nesties

Fiskars vine punch

PTI sentiment - Mega Mixed Messages

Misc jumbo eyelets

Crystal Stickles

Thanks for stopping by!

Colleen

Spring!

Sorry to go MIA here - it's been a long, tiring week.  And it's only Wednesday!  Baby girl had tubes put in her ears today, and thankfully it went really well and seemed fairly painless.

I did get to finish this page I had been working on for the Stamp with Fun challenge - SPRING!  (TSB is sponsoring this week's challenge.)  We did have a couple of really nice spring days too this week, and that was wonderful.  Unfortunately we have a high of 32 tomorrow, so I'll have to remember the warm while we're freezing again:)

I used this pretty spring image from The Stamping Boutique for this layout - using digis is something pretty new to me with my scrapbooking, but I think it's definitely a nice addition! 

Supplies:

Image from TSB colored with Copics

Fruit Punch Stickles

Nesties

SU cardstock - ballet blue, barely banana

DCWV yellow cardstock, DP

Flowers - Prima

Kaier pearls

title - Cricut Once Upon a Princess

Thanks for stopping by!

Colleen

Pretty Daisies

Good morning!  The Stamping Boutique hosted a digi day on Saturday.  It was lots of fun, chatting, and challenges.  One of the challenges was a sketch challenge, and this is the card I made from the sketch (thanks for the great sketch, April!)

I have to say I am partial to daisies.  I had a beautiful bouquet for my wedding flowers of white roses, white daisies and wildflowers.  This image just makes me happy.

Supplies are:

Image is Stamping Boutique colored with Copics

Cardstock - SU Barely Banana, Rose Romance, and Pretty in Pink

Martha Stewart photo corner punch

PTI felt and flower die

Spica clear glitter pen

Cuttlebug embossing folder

Silver ink

Thanks for stopping by!

Colleen

Critter Monday - Shades of Green

Good morning!  It's Monday (again) and you know what that means - it's a Critter kind of day!  Ok, sorry, that was a little silly:)  I'm a little tired. 

The theme this week is monochromatic - green to be exact.  Ok, you can use some white too...I have to say, I love all things Irish.  My great-great grandparents on my dad's side came over from Ireland, and my grandpa had a love for all things Irish too.  A couple of years before he passed away he did get to visit there, and I loved hearing his stories from over there when he would share them with us.  Someday I would love to visit there.

Our sponsor this month is Softpencil.  There are so many adorable images in her store!

So here is my card for the challenge.  I used The Stamping Boutique's Irish Audrey - isn't she cute?

Supplies:

Image by Stamping Boutique colored with Copics

Gold Stickles

Clear Spica Glitter Pen

Dew Drops

SU cardstock: Garden Green, Old Olive, Certainly Celery

Nesties

Cuttlebug embossing folder

DP is from my stash (I've been hoarding the last of this)

Thanks for stopping by today!

Colleen

Hidden - an Easel Card

Good evening!

I love this image from the Stamping Boutique.  I think it might be my favorite so far.  I can relate to her at times. 

TSB is sponsoring this week's Charisma Cardz challenge.  The challenge is to make an easel card.  Which is great, because I love making easel cards:)  Here is the link to a tutorial on how to make an easel card - they're pretty easy to make!

Be sure to play along for a chance to win some free images from TSB!

Supplies:

Image: TSB colored in with Copics

Spica clear glitter pen

Cardstock - SU

DP - DCWV

Rhinestones - Kaiser

Circles - Nestibilities

SU scallop border punch

Thanks for stopping by!

Colleen

Saturday Is Digi Day

Are you Feeling Lucky?


Either way, come and join us at Paper Craft Planet for our March Digi Day!

What: Digi Day

When: March 12th 2-4pm EST

Where: The Stamping Boutiqe Digi Day forum (of course ;-) )

What to bring: The same as always, I think we are all getting the hang of these digi days....bring your coloring tools, typing fingers, snacks, drinks, LUCK...some of us may need some, and cheerfulness!

Whats in it for you: Games, free TSB images, fellow crafters, lots of chatting, and some awesome challenges (yes...I'm tooting my own horn).

And the Winner is....

Not me, but that's ok!  The Stamping Boutique had a blog hop over the weekend - everyone had a chance to vote for their favorite card, and boy was it a tough decision!  They were all great!  Heide won - check out her fab project!

Here is my card.  I love this little circus elephant - he's adorable!

Supplies:

Image: Stamping Boutique colored with Copics

SU cardstock Barely Banana, Bliss Blue, Pumpkin Pie, Brilliant Blue

DP: DCWV

Cuttlebug embossing folder

SU silver cording

Bella dots

Sentiment by Papertrey

Thanks for stopping by!

Colleen

I Did It Creation with The Stamping Boutique

Good morning!  It was a long weekend here for us, but so thankful today is a new day!  I'm excited to share this card with you - I love this image and it was fun to color.  (Can you tell I'm thinking spring?)

The Stamping Boutique is sponsoring this week's I Did It Creations Challenge - it's a sketch. 



Image is from The Stamping Boutique colored with Copics and Spica glitter pen.  Paper is PTI and K & Co.  Circles are cut with Nesties, sentiment is PTI, pearls are Kaiser, ribbon is from my stash, flower is Darice and I also used Fruit Punch Stickles.

Thanks for stopping by!

Colleen

The Stamping Boutique and Card Cupids

Good morning!  This week, The Stamping Boutique is sponsoring Card Cupids Challenge.  The theme is anything goes!  Card Cupids collects cards for kids going through hard times, and they focus on happy, uplifting messages (not get well cards), so cards with that in mind would be great.

It's a fabulous cause, so please check out their site, and be sure to play along for the chance to win some fabulous digis!

Supplies are image by the Stamping Boutique, colored with Copics and highlighted with a clear Spica glitter pen.  Paper is SU Lavendar Lace and Lovely Lilac.  Other cardstock is DCWV along with the DP.  Flowers are from the Eyelet Outlet, and the ovals were cut with Nesties.  Embossing folder is from Cuttlebug.

Thanks for stopping by!

Colleen

One Stop Hop!

This month at The Stamping Boutique we are doing things a little different for our monthly blog hop - it's a one-stop hop!  That's right!  Pop on over to the Stamping Boutique and vote for you favorite card by the design team.  It's going to be hard though, because there are so many fabulous creations to choose from:)  There will be some giveaways, so please check it out and vote if you can!

Thanks for stopping!

Colleen

Robots!

Good evening!  I have another boy card to share with you - I'm still working on building up my birthday card stash because I seem to go through those cards like water some months (hey, it's a big family, lol!)  Here is a boy card I put together using a card kit from a swap (thanks, Melanie - love it!)

This image is so adorable, and I couldn't wait to start coloring him!  (That paper is really too neat as well!)  I added SU Crystal Effects to his sign, so it's nice and shiny.  Everything except the card base was from a swap (SU Bashful Blue) and I colored him in with my favorite - Copics.

Thanks for stopping by!

Colleen

Cupcakes and Presents Galore!

Good evening!  I was able to get some pretty good crafty time in yesterday with a friend, and this is one of the products of my time.  It was great - kids even played well so we could craft!

In going through my card kit stash, I found this little guy and couldn't wait to color him!  I think he's just adorable, and I adore this cupcake paper too.  Keeping the layout pretty simple, this will work well for a birthday boy card.

Most of the supplies are from a kit, so I'm not sure who they are by, but I did add SU cardstock in Green Galore and Brilliant Blue.  The image is colored with Copics.  Other supplies are Star Dust Stickles, Cuttlebug embossing folder, circle and oval nesties.

Thanks for stopping by!

Colleen

Competing Princesses Challenge Card - Round 1

Good evening!  This is my second post for today, please scroll down for my Critter Challenge post.

Our blog group, the Paper Princesses, decided to have a friendly little challenge.  This is round 1 of 3.  Each round, the hostesses for both teams send out a card kit to each member, all the same for each team.  Every member makes a card using the supplies just to see what everyone comes up with and challenge our creativity.  It's really fun!

This is the card I put together.  It's a little out of my comfort zone, but I love the rustic-ness of it, and the colors are great together!  Thanks for a great kit, Marsha!

Thanks for stopping by again!

Colleen

Critter Monday - Sentimental

Good morning!  It's Critter Monday and that means lots of challenge fun!  Today's challenge is to use a sentiment on the front of your card - it can be one word, or the focus of the card, but you must use a sentiment somewhere on the front. 

Our sponsor for the month of February is Robyn's Fetish - be sure to play along for a chance to win some freebies!

I love how this turned out - I adore just about anything paired with brown, but this green turned out really great with it here! 

Supplies are SU cardstock Chocolate Chip, Certainly Celery.  DP is DCWV Garden Stack.  Frames are Nestibilities, pearls are Kaiser, felt is PTI cut with a flower die also PTI.  Stamps are from Sweet and Sassy stamps stamped in SU Certainly Celery, and Memento Rich Cocoa.

Thanks for stopping by!

Colleen

A Breath of Fresh Air

Good evening!  I know, I usually post in the mornings, but today was a rather long day, so here I am!

It's been really cold here in Ohio, and then we had a short blast of spring last week, followed by 8 inches of snow last night.  Go figure!

This image is so cheery and spring-y, isn't it pretty?  It's from The Stamping Boutique.

I am entering this card in several challenges:

Papertake Weekly - the sketch

Crazy 4 Challenges - use dies on card

The Shabby Tea Room - buttons and bows and inspiration

Supplies are image from The Stamping Boutique colored in with Copics and highlighted with black and clear Stickles.  Paper is SU Certainly Celery, So Saffron and Chocolate Chip.  DP is DCWV Garden Party stack.  Buttons are misc from  my stash as well as the ribbon (I used the Bow Easy to tie the bow.)  Embossing is Cuttlebug Swiss Dots embossing folder.

Thanks for stopping by!

Colleen

It's Time to Hop With the Stamping Boutique!

We are hosting a "Spring Fever" blog hop this month! We're all sick of the snow and would love a little sunshine and flowers to pop in so we decided to bring them on ourselves! And bring it we did!

You'll have to make sure you hop to every design team blog. Make sure you post on EACH blog post for TSB to be eligible for the prize, our 4 new spring images.

You will need to start at Amanda's blog (www.colouringourworld.blogspot.com) and work your way through the group! At the Stamping Boutique, there will be an Inlinkz where you can post your comment after you have completed hop! From this list, the winner will be chosen randomly!

The hop will run from February 19th 12AM EST and you will have until February 20th 6PM EST. After that time, the comments will be tallied and the winner will be randomly picked.

The Design Team used a sketch this month for our creations. And here is my take on the sketch!

Amanda http://www.colouringourworld.blogspot.com/

Christy http://www.hobbyhopping.blogspot.com/

Christy Dillman http://christyszaneycreations.blogspot.com/

**You Are Here** Colleen http://thesmartstamper.blogspot.com/

Collette http://collette-heavensent.blogspot.com/

Crystal Dennett http://creationsofasparetimestamper.blogspot.com//

Dardi http://dtsartblog.blogspot.com/

Dawn Bennett http://dipndotscreations.blogspot.com/

Heide http://heidedpaperie.blogspot.com/

Jennifer http://jenmcgee46.blogspot.com/

Kecia http://stampingdeets.blogspot.com/

Kendra http://luv2scrapnmakecards.blogspot.com/

Louise Forsyth http://punknscrap.blogspot.com/

Marie Bridgeman http://www.cardmakingbird.blogspot.com/

Melissa http://melissaccreates.blogspot.com/

Michelle Single http://wannastamp.blogspot.com/2011/02/and-were-hopping.html

Miranda http://mirandascardcreations.blogspot.com/

Pat Sergeant http://just4fun2-pat.blogspot.com/

Rhonda http://bluepoohbear753.blogspot.com/

Sara http://creativeaddictionsbysara.blogspot.com/

Stacie http://hestiashelper.blogspot.com/

Suzi McKenzie http://www.mrsweyremaster.blogspot.com/

Tracey http://epiphanyartgallery.blogspot.com/

The Stamping Boutique Challenge Blog http://thestampingboutiquechallengeblog.blogspot.com/

Baby Girl Page

Good morning!  I have another addition to share from my daughter's album.  Here are a few more pics from soon after bringing her home. 

I used 2 words from a LOTW (letter of the word) swap for the title.  I love this purple  polka dot ribbon too!  Can't remmeber who the paper is from, but the mats are SU Pretty in Pink.  Journal box is cut using Nesties (labels 11 I think).

Thanks for stopping!

Happy Valentine's Day!

Hello again!  This is my second post for the day, so please scroll down for my Critter post:)

Happy Valentine's day!  Be sure to give the ones you love an extra hug today:)  We've all been hit with some nasty bug here, so while we are on the mend, we will be celebrating our Valentines when we all feel a little better!

But here is a little card to share with you using another lovely Stamping Boutique image.  I thought I'd go out on a limb and use a different color scheme (for me anyway) and I really love how it turned out!  I found this scrap of pretty toile DP in my scrap box and everything fell into place.  I love it when that happens!

The Stamping Boutique is sponsoring this week's Sunday Sketch and Stash Challenge.  The theme is to either follow their sketch, or create a card with no corners.  Be sure to play if you can to win some freebies!

Supplies are SU cardstock in So Saffron, Bashful Blue, and Brocade Blue.  Ribbon is SU also.  Image is Stamping Boutique Audrey with a Heart colored in with Copic markers and accented with Stickles.  Pearls are Kaiser.  I also used oval Nesties, a corner rounder and Cuttlebug Swiss Dots embossing folder.  Flower is handmade using a scalloped circle punch, crimper, and a jeweled brad.

Thanks for stopping by!

Colleen

Critter Monday - Sketch and Pink

Good morning!  It's Monday and that means another challenge for the fabulous (yes, I'm a little biased!) Critter Challenge Blog.  Please be sure to play if you can for a chance to win some freebies from Robyn's Fetish, who is our sponsor this month.  The only twist to the sketch designed by our own April, is to use the color pink!



Image is from Robyn's Fetish colored in with Copics and highlighted with Crystal Stickles.  Paper is SU Rose Red, Brocade Blue and Chocolate Chip.  I can't remember who the DP is from, but the pearls are Kaiser and the flower and ribbon is misc from my stash.  Sentiment is Stamping Bella embossed with chocolate embossing powder.  The triangles were cut with a square punch and the hand-cut into quarters.

Thanks for stopping by!

Colleen

My Family

Good morning again!  This is another 2-page layout I put together for my daughter's album.  These are some family pics from the hospital.  Oh she was little - it's hard to believe because she's 16 months now! 

This layout was made using a pre-made border set I received in a swap.  I added the pictures, photo mats (Debbie Mum), photo corners (MS punch), and the epoxy title stickers (Debbie Mum I think).  Quick and easy!

Thanks for stopping by again!

Something Different

Good morning!  I hope you all had a nice weekend.  It always goes so quickly, doesn't it?  The big kid is back to school, so it's just me and the little one right now.  Although I hear a mountain of laundry calling me to be folded but I'll get to that in a minute!

I needed a couple of birthday gifts for 2 aunts of mine this weekend, so I made these bracelets for them.  I told you that I love everything crafty!  I don't get too fancy, but can do some basic jewelry.

These are made with mostly glass beads and memory bracelet wire.  The top picture is pretty good, but the bottom one is a little harder to see.  It has purples, silvers, clear beads and white pearls.

Thanks for stopping by!

Colleen

The Stamping Boutique Digi Day!

Today was digi day over at the Stamping Boutique.  There were some great challenges!  I was able to do 2 of the 3 challenges.

This first card was for the challenges to doodle hearts somewhere on your project.  This was hard for me as I am not a doodler!  But that's ok because it is something different and I kind of like how it turned out!  The adorable cupcake is from The Stamping Boutique - I can see this being a great image for many occasions!

I used the fabulous sketch from Sweet Sketch Wednesday.

I am also entering this in the Papertake Weekly Challenge - anything goes + flowers.

This second card is for the challenge to make a Valentine's card but using NO red or pink.  I found this DP in my stash and thought it fit perfectly!  There are even little purple hearts in the DP.  It makes me happy.  This is image is "I love you this much Cynthia."  So cute!

Thanks for stopping by!

Just a Note...

I wish I had a project to share with you right now, but I don't.  I just wanted to let you all know that the Stamping Boutique is having a Digi Day tomorrow over at Papercraft Planet.  Be sure to attend if you can - should be lots of fun!

Here are the details:

Event Description.What: The Stamping Boutique Digital Image Day


Theme: Falling in Love with digis

~Do you need to make a few Valentine projects or cards made for a few special people in your life? Well...join us for digi day on PCP and do a few challenges with us and bam...you'll have your stuff all ready for the day of love!

Where: Paper Craft Planet

When: February 5th 2pm-4pm EST

What to Bring: Your favorite coloring medium, your favorite CS and DP, your imagination, your typing fingers AND....acrylic...you don't need a lot of it (one sheet or even just a small piece) we will be using it for one of the challenges!

What's going to be offered: Challenges, freebie TSB images, fellow crafters, and prizes!

Have a good day!
Colleen

Welcome to the Nest

Hello!  I hope you are all off to a great Saturday!  I can't believe we are at the end of January already.  Boy, did it fly by! 

I am so proud of this layout.  I just love these papers and the way it turned out!  This is another set for my daughter's album.  These are pictures from the day we brought her home from the hospital.  My favorite picture here is the one of my son at the bottom.  The expression on his face from his sister crying is priceless!



Supplies are from a Colorbok kit I got from Walmart.  I added a journal stamp (unknown) cut out with Nesties.  Papers I added are DCWV from the pastels pack and SU Rose Romance and Barely Banana.  Buttons are also from my stash.

Thanks for stopping by!

Birthday Boy

Good morning!  I have another card to share with you today - another "boy" card.  I say it time and time again, but for me it is really hard to do boy cards - probably because I am a girly-girl at heart!  So I usually have quite a few girl cards in my stash, but not so many boy ones.  I am happy with how this turned out though - love the image from the Stamping Boutique and the sign is blank on the image, I just added a sentiment stamp (Mixed Messages from PTI - it fit perfectly!)

The Stamping Boutique is sponsoring the Crazy Challenge this week and the theme is birthdays!  You can easily make a birthday card to enter for your chance to earn some free goodies!

Supplies are SU cardstock in Ballet Blue and Bashful Blue, SO Saffron, and Certainly Celery.  DP is DCWV.  Dots are Martha Stewart, ribbon is Bazzill.  I also used a Spica clear glitter pen, Star Dust Stickles, a Cuttlebug embossing folder, and Nestibilitles.  Image is Stamping Boutique colored in with Copics.

Thanks for stopping by!

Colleen

Cofffee Card!

Hi again!  This is my second post for today, so please scroll down.  I make it just in the nick of time - I almost forgot to enter this card into the Papertake Weekly Challenge and it closes tonight.  So here it is!  I used supplies from a card kit I put together for a swap on SCS.

Supplies are SU cardstock in Close to Cocoa and Creamy Caramel.  Other cs is DCWV as well as the DP.  Image is from the Greeting Farm colored in with Copics and highlighted with black Stickles.  Sentiment is PTI Mega Mixed Messages.  Brads are American Crafts.

Thanks for stopping by!

Colleen

Critter Monday - Sketch Time!

Good morning!  It's my Monday for Critter Sketches and this week is again, a sketch challenge.  I actually had the privilege of designing this sketch for this challenge, so again I'm rather excited! 

This is the last week for our fabulous sponsor, the Stamping Boutique, so be sure to enter your card for a chance to win some of their lovely digis!

Supplies are: image from Stamping Boutique colored with Copics and highlighted with Crystal Stickles.  Paper is SU Bashful Blue and Basic Black and DP from DCWV.  Dots are from Stamping Bella, ribbon is from my stash, and circles were cut with Nesties.

Thanks for stopping by!

Colleen

Exciting News!

I can't believe I am just posting this, but I also wanted to share a card with you, but I am so excited to announce that I have been chosen to be part of the Stamping Boutique team!  They have the most adorable images, and are a great community to be a part of!

I used the image "Hidden" - so lovely!  If you have a chance to share a project, be sure to enter it in the Stamping Boutique monthly challenge!

I used the sketch from Cardabilities this week.

Supplies are image by Stamping Boutique colored with Copics and highlighted with a clear Spica glitter pen and Crystal Stickles.  Paper is SU Mellow Moss, Almost Amethyst and Lovely Lilac.  DP is from DCWV.  I also used a Cuttlebug embossing folder, dots from Stamping Bella, Nestabilities Circles, and misc ruffle ribbon.

Thanks for stopping by!

Baby Girl Layout

Good morning!  It's been quite a while since I've worked on a scrapbook, but I finally am back in the swing of things!  I was able to finish my son's 3rd year album about a year ago (yeah, I guess it has been a while!).  So now I am starting on my daughter's first year album. 

I received this page in a swap - not sure who made it, but it is really cute!  I just added the pictures and the title and the butterfly at the bottom.  Gotta love those quick pages!



Thanks for stopping by!