Waltzingmouse Saturday Sketch - Get Well Soon with the Balm of Friendship!

It's Saturday and time, once again, for the Waltzingmouse Sketch Challenge!!   This week, Mischief Maker, Kelly designed our fun sketch!  Isn't this cool?!!

and here's my tag card:

I used Teeny Trees to create my little framed scene - I used the oval shaped tree to make my rolling hills!  I stamped the background panel with the negative dots and one of the gingham stamps from Gingham + Co.  The circles along the bottom are from Rescue Remedies.

Here's the tag removed from the envelope - The label and circles are from Rescue Remedies and the little bird and leaf are from Teeny Trees.   I'm thinking this would be used as a bookmark by the receiver of this get well card -  and a book would be the perfect gift to go along with this card!

I hope you'll join us in making a card for the WMS sketch challenge this week!  You can check out all the details over at the Waltzingmouse Sketch Challenge Blog.


Please stop by again on Monday - the WMS Design Team will be having the August SOAP - Stamp of Approval Parade - that will run August 1 - August 4  - where we will all be inspiring you with projects created using the WMS July release stamps!
Stamps:  Waltzingmouse - Teeny Trees, Rescue Remedies, Gingham & Co.
Paper:  Vintage Cream, Dark Chocolate - PTi
Ink:  Memento - Rich Cocoa, Bamboo Leaves, Cottage Ivy, Pear Tart, Bahama Blue; Ranger Distress - Antique Linen, Crushed Olive.
Accessories:  Chipboard frame - Tattered Angels, wrinkled seam tape - Prairie Bird Boutique Etsy Shop, tiny twinkles - Taylored Expressions, glue pen, green library pocket - Bazzill Basic Papers, Labels 4 Nestability, cropadile, shipping tag - Staples.

Birthday Wishes

Today is an exciting day here at Stamp Fairy because it's...

Gerda's birthday!

To celebrate we are throwing her a Virtual Brithday Party! So come join the fun and party with us!  ;O)

If you have arrived here from the lovely blog of Dora, then you are right on track...if not, why not start at the beginning of the Party which is at the Stamp Fairy blog!

I have spent the month of July as a Guest Designer for Gerda and have gotten to know her a bit and how super sweet she is.  I want to say a huge happy birthday, Gerda!  Thank you so much for just being you.  I hope you enjoy the card I made for you...no one can deny that flowers for their birthday makes them smile.  Lenny has a bunch of flowers just for your special day!

For those of you hopping along with us for Gerda's party, please leave a comment sending Happy Birthday wishes to Gerda for a chance to win the beautiful image used on my card. Include your email address so we can send off the image if you're the winner.


OK, now off you go to Sharon's blog...don't forget to leave some birthday wishes for Gerda on each blog for your chance to win presents!  ;O)

Oh Happy Day!

Hi Stampers!   I'm on vacation this week - but at home - so I have extra time to stamp but I'm also out enjoying my time off - shopping, visiting, gardening etc!    Kent and I were up in NH visiting friends for two days early this week - the weather was overcast with intermittent rain so we didn't get to go swimming and enjoy outdoors -  but we still had a lovely time visiting.

I used this week's Split Coast Sketch for my cute little birthday card today.

This sweet bear is a  Sweet 'n Sassy Digital image called  Rhubarb's Birthday,  the sentiment is from Oh Happy Day - a free set with a minimum order in July.  The fun party papers are from the Basic Grey paperpad called Cupcake.  Korin has been drawing Rhubarb's for every season and holiday and each one is sweeter than the next!

I double bowed a multicolor piece of wrinkled seam tape around the bottom and added tiny twinkles on the candle flame, the hat and the sentiment for a little shimmer!

Hope to see you back here on Saturday when I'll have my Waltzingmouse Saturday Sketch card up! 

Now I'm off to try and clean up some of my craft room (a project on my long list of things to get done while home on vacation!! LOL!!)

Stamps: Sweet 'n Sassy Digital stamp - Rhubarb's Birthday, sentiment from Oh Happy Day stamp set

Paper: white, pure poppy - PTI, blue textured - DCWV, DP Basic Grey paper pad/Cupcake
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories: digi image, Copics: Y25, R29, RV02, E44, E35, E31, small oval punch - SU, tiny twinkles - Taylored Expressions, wrinkled seam tape - Prairie Bird Boutique Etsy Shop, corner rounder - EK Success, foam tape

Season's Greetings

Hellooooooooo!  I'm so sorry I'm late with my post.  It has been a hectic and busy the last couple of days, and I never check to make sure I had set my post to auto post at the correct time.  :O(

This is unfortunately my last post for StampFairy as a Guest Designer.  I wanted to say thank you to Gerda and Jackie for making me feel so welcome!  Today starts a very fun challenge over StampFairy Challenge.  Christmas in July with a twist of making an easel card.  This is my third easel card ever and I am loving it!  I really should make more of these, right?  I used the adorable Jake Poinsettias image and fussy cut him for my card.  I used some distress ink to color the doily and I also colored the roses with my Copics to match the DP.  What do you think of my easel card?

Be sure to check out the SFC blog for all the deets on the challenge!  Are you our next winner???

A Metal Flower, Roots and Wings!

Happy Monday Stampers!   As we speak - Kent and I are traveling to Lake Winnepesaukee (I can never remember how to spell this!!)  in NH to visit a friend who has a camp on the lake there!

I have two cards to share today -  both using Rubbernecker Stamps and both made for challenges over on Split Coast.

My first card was for the Ways To Use It Challenge -  Heavy Metal - to use something metal on your card.

 I chose to make a metal flower using thin sheets of metal cut with the Tim Holtz Tattered Floral Die.  I found the tutorial for making these over at Split Coast in the forums here.

I used the wire grid stamp, a flourish stamp and a sentiment from the Bush set for my card - all Rubbernecker.  

You can see another flower I made for the top of a cupcake -  using a copper colored metal sheet - here:

My second card was made for the Featured Stamper Challenge.

 MocJen's gallery is full of wonderful CAS (clean and simple) cards which I love doing!  I decided to CASE her  Square Thank You card .

I used a different stamp and sentiment but used the same coloring and CAS design.  The bird on the branch and the sentiment are once again, Rubbernecker.  I colored the image with Copics, used a white gel pen on the colored berries and added some tiny bling along the stems.  The image panel is popped up on foam tape.
 
This card could be used for a new baby -  or for someone who's 'baby' is going away to college, moving into their own apartment, etc!!

 All Things Grow With Love Card:

Stamps: Rubbernecker - Sentiment Bush Set #560, Flourish #30-05, Wire Grid #573

Paper: white, new leaf - PTI, Ballet Blue - SU, Black & Periwinkle metal - Ten Seconds Studio purchased at Eclectic Paperie

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black & Bamboo Leaves, Ranger Distress Weathered Wood

Accessories: E6000 adhesive, thick glue dots, tattered floral die - Tim Holtz Alterations, black beads from my stash, wood grain & checkered board embossing folders TIm Holtz, Rhinestones - Kaiser Kraft, sanding block - SU,  Roots and Wings Card: Stamps: Rubbernecker - Roots text #88-02, Bird Branch #529-11 Paper: white, spring rain - PTI Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black Accessories: White gel pen - Signo, Copics - YG63, B02, B41, tiny gems - Michaels, foam tape

Saturday Waltzingmouse Sketch - A Basket of Balloons!

It's an especially nice Saturday for me - first - I've started a two week vacation - whoo hoo!   and second - it's time for the WMS Sketch Challenge!

I was the designer of the sketch again this week - I hope you find it inspiring!

I took a few liberties with my own sketch (!)  using sentiments in the center instead of rectangles.  My original plan (in my head) was to have 4 baskets along the bottom - but they didn't fit - so this design evolved!  My card is 3" x 5 1/2" so it will fit in a regular A2 envelope.

And see my balloons??  they are actually eggs from the Spring Baskets set that I stamped upside down!  The string knots are from Bitty Banners - I drew the long strings with a fine marker - the basket and Birthday Wishes are from Bountiful Basket Additions, the Bravo! and Hurrah! are from Fancy Phrases. 

I left everything clean and simple - no coloring, bling or ribbon so this could be sent to a guy or a gal!

I hope you will join us by making a card using my sketch this week - you can check it all out at the WMS Sketch Challenge Blog.  You could be chosen a top mouse or win a WMS stamp set!  Winners are announced on Saturday's along with the new sketch for the week.

Stamps:  Waltzingmouse - Fancy Phrases, Spring Baskets, Bitty Banners, Bountiful Basket Additions.
Paper:  White - PTI, 2 shades of orange Bazzill.
Ink:  Memento Potters Clay & Rich Cocoa.
Accessories:  large oval punch - SU, foam tape, brown Micron 01 pen.

The Queen and A Bee-Bear Birthday!

Some fun news to share today -  I was chosen Queen for the Day over at Split Coast!!!  Which means that those who wish to play along choose a card from my SCS gallery to CASE.  It's so fun to see what cards people create based on cards you have made!  I am very honored to have been chosen.
 

I made this fun little birthday card based on the SCS sketch  this week- just a few rectangular shapes - not a lot of clutter - right up my alley!


I wanted to use this sweet little Rhubarb Bee - a digital image just released Wednesday by Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps

I rummaged through my patterned papers and found these two bee themed sheets - the thin strip is a honeycomb pattern (can you see it?) and the larger panel is a bee pattern.

I colored Rhubarb to coordinate with the bee on the paper. I cut him out and popped him up on foam tape. I stamped Happy Birthday (from Sweet 'n Sassy Seeing Spots stamp set) directly on the honeycomb paper

I used the orange dew drops because I thought it looked like drops of honey!


isn't he just the most adorable bear??   Korin has designed lots of digital images of him for all the seasons of the year!

Hope to see you again tomorrow when I'll have my card for the Saturday Waltzingmouse Sketch Challenge!

It's supposed to go up to 100 degrees here in Boston today -  I'm glad I'm at work with the central air!!

Stay cool today my dear friends!!

Stamps: Sweet 'n Sassy - Happy Birthday from Seeing Spots set, Rhubarb Bee Digital Image

Paper: white, scarlet jewell - PTI, dotted yellow Bazzill Butter, DP Honeycomb - Deja Views, Bee (no name on paper) from local stamping store
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories: Copics - E04, R59, C6, orange dew drops, glue dots, foam tape

Simply Betty Stamps Preview - Tilly

Good morning, my crafty bleeps!  It's time for Day 5 of the Simply Betty Stamps previews!  Don't you just love seeing Christmas cards in July?  I know I do...it's a welcome sight when it's 100 degrees outside!

Today's preview features Tilly.  What a saucy lil gal she is!  Of course I had to make her with red hair...she's loving that hot cocoa!  :O)  I used some more of my Basic Grey DP...love this stuff!  The charm has a rhinestone added to the middle to match her hair along with some orange and white Divine Twine. 

Remember to check out the SBS blog...Betty is giving away free images!  Check back there tomorrow for the Release Day Hop and a new challenge on the SBC Blog!  Thanks for popping in!

As I Wandered the Forest Tag

I made this tag for last week's Ways to Use it Challenge over on Split Coast.  The challenge was to do collage stamping.

Collage stamping is a great way to create a decorative tag.  This could be used as a bookmark, a card or a gift tag.


I used 4 stamps from Rubbernecker for the collage part - a wire grid background, a Victorian Damask background and two foliage stamps.

I also stamped a sentiment on a tag and hung it from the ribbons with a piece of twine.

The sentiment says "As I wandered the forest, the green leaves among, I heard a Wild Flower Singing a song.

I did lots of sponging on the tag and layered it to two pieces of colored card stock.

To see a step by step tutorial on how I made this tag -  check it out over at the Rubbernecker Blog!

Stamps: Rubbernecker - Wire Grid #573, Victorian Damask #498, Fall Trilogy #480
Paper: Vintage Cream, Simply Chartreuse, Terre Cota Tile - PTI, shipping tag - Staples
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Ranger Distress Crushed Olive, Rusty Hinge, Vintage Photo, Dried Marigold, Mustard Seed, Old Paper
Accessories: crop a dile, wrinkled seam tape, blending tool & nonstick craft mat - Ranger, Scalloped tags - Spellbinders, green twine - the Twinery

It's a Jungle Out There!

Hey stamper friends!   I have two cards to share with you today.  I used a stamp set I recently purchased from Papertrey Ink called It's a Jungle Out There on both.

I made my first card for the Queen for the Day Challenge over at Split Coast.  I just had to play as my stamping buddy Karen was the Queen!   I chose to CASE her cute Zebra's Have Stripes card.

I changed the zebra to a giraffe and the colors to tans and browns and added die cut grass as well as a ribbon (instead of buttons)

This giraffe is a fun two step stamp from Papertrey Ink that I just got - I LOVE how it stamps.  First you die cut the shape, then you stamp the solid background giraffe - then you stamp the spots with a darker color!   I also bought the animal dies that go with the set so its easy to cut, stamp and use these very fun realistic looking animals!

My second card was made for today's color challenge over at Split Coast  - Mary, our hostess this week, has asked us to use Pool Party, Wild Wasabi and Chocolate Chip.

I used the sweet little zebra from the stamp set for this card - just stamping the stripes this time (not the solid background) since I wanted the background to be white!  All the sentiments are from the same animal set.
 The leaf is from the Foliage set by Spellbinders and the die for the grass is from MFT!

I embossed a Nestability square on my card than adhered the leaf over it. I embossed the brown panel with Forest Branches and layered the stamped zebra that I cut with zebra die onto the panel with foam tape. I die cut the grass and adhered that with foam tape as well.

Finally I stamped the sentiments right on the card and added a little bling accent.  My dessert option (which could be whatever we wanted this week)  - was to use dies on my card! I used 4 of them!!

So be careful dear stampers - It's a Jungle Out There!!!
Giraffe Card:
Stamps: Papertrey Ink - It's A Jungle out there.

Paper: White, Rustic White - PTI, 2 browns - Coredinations
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Desert Sand, Potters Clay, Ranger Distress - Tea Dye
Accessories: wrinkled seam tape - Prairie Bird Boutique Etsy Shop, foam tape, fresh cut grass die - MFT

Zebra Card:
Stamps: Papertrey Ink - It's a Jungle out there

Paper: white, Dark Chocolate - PTI, Wild Wasabi - SU
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Summer Sky
Accessories: foam tape, forest branches embossing folder - Provo Craft, rhinestones - Kaiser Kraft, foliage Spellbinders, fresh cut grass die - MFT, zebra die - PTI, square nestability

Simply Betty Stamps Preview - Alex

Good morning, party people!  I'm back with another preview for Simply Betty Stamps.  This week we are sneak peeking the new Sweet Gothic Kids Christmas line and today is Alex's turn.  He is all ready to wrap up his gifties...the beautiful thing about this stamp is that you can totally use this image for birthdays too!  :O)

I used some yummy Basic Grey paper for my card...I just love this line!  He's been colored up with my Copics and I used a bit of distress ink on the edges as well. 

Be sure to check out the SBS blog to see more samples using Alex and tune in to the same place all week!  :O)  Thanks so much for popping in to say hello!

You're a Peach

Good morning everyone!  I wanted to share with you all...I was published yesterday at SNR!  Woohoo!  I had 2 cards and 3 digital layouts published!  I am uber excited!  If you are a subscriber, I'd love for you to take a peek and let me know what you think!  :O)

I'm here with another card for StampFairy Challenge...this time we have a color challenge for you!  I do so love color challenges and this is one of my faves!  AQUA, MELON, KRAFT.  I used one of the Lenny Fruits images for my card along with the freebie sentiment.  I made the peach DP to go with him and I love the look of it!  :O)

Be sure to check out the StampFairy Challenge blog to see the other amazing creations and to see all the deets for the challenge!  :O)

ZOO-PENDOUS Birthday

***Please scroll down for my Simply Betty Stamps Preview post!  Thanks!***

Good afternoon all!  Welcome to a super hot Sunday here in Kansas!  It's officially over 100 degrees and it feels every bit as much!

I'm popping on today with a card for the current challenge at Pike's Playground.  Our challenge today is...ANIMAL'S RULE!  Use any animal image from Doodle Dragon Studios for your project...super easy!  Check out Dustin's blog for all the deets and the rest of the amazing samples we have for you!
I used several of the animals from the Zoo set and layered them up in Photoshop.  Whatcha think?

Thanks so much for stopping by today and showing me some love!  I appreciate each and every comment!  :O)

Simply Betty Stamps Preview - Judy

Good morning Simply Betty Stamps fans!  It's time to start out Christmas in July Previews!  Sweet Gothic Kids line is going Christmas and today's preview is all about Judy!  Be sure to check out the SBS blog post to see the other creations and how you can win your very own Judy image!

Stay tuned and thank you for dropping by!

Friends of Waltzingmouse Blog Waltz - Birthday Wishes

Today I'm participating in the Friends of Waltzingmouse Blog Waltz taking place in the WMS forum.  The theme this month is birthdays!  Check it out here in the Playroom of the Forum.

My card was inspired by this cake from the Split Coast Inspiration Challenge yesterday which was the web site Maggie Austin Cake.

The fold of the card was inspired by Saturday's Crazy 4 Challenges challenge to use the Joy Fold for your card.

I stamped the top 3/4s of the cake with Versamark and the bottom piece with dark cocoa ink - then I put white embossing powder on the top pieces and clear embossing powder on the chocolate piece and embossed the cake with my hot gun. Finally, I stamped the cake plate with Versamark and embossed it with silver embossing powder.

The cake panel is tucked under the sentiment circle on my card. When you slip the cake panel out, it opens up to show the inside of the card.

I cut off the bottoms of the circles for the sentiment piece so it was easier to slip the top piece behind it.

The sentiment is adhered with thick form tape just along the bottom edge so the top flap can slip behind it

You'll find the Joy Fold Tutorial on Split Coast Stampers in the forums here.

My stamps are from a fun new set by Waltzingmouse called Eat Cake

Now I'm off to the WMS forum to blog waltz and see all the fun birthday card inspiration!  Are you coming?


Stamps: Waltzingmouse - Eat Cake

Paper: white, Hibiscus Burst, Hawaiian Shores, Summer Sunrise, Plum Pudding, Lavender Moon, DP Modern Homemaker/October Afternoon
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black & Rich Cocoa, Versamark
Accessories: 1 1/4", 1 1/2", 1 3/4" circle punches, flower punch - Carla Craft, Rhinestone stickers - Michaels, white, clear & silver embossing powder, square nestability

Day Late and a Dollar Short...

Hello, people!  Happy Saturday to you!  I am hoping that yours is more exciting than mine is!  ;O)  I came by to add a card I made the other day using the current challenge over Tiddly Inks Challenge - Reel Me In.  The day late and dollar short bit comes in the way of always using a sketch a day late.  I used Deconstructed Sketches #9 and they are now on #10.  Oh, well!  Jen's sketches are always wonderful anyway!  :O)

I used the Alice - Time for Tea image for my card along with some MME paper...I love, love, love this paper pad!  She has been colored with Copics and I sponged the background for her.

Oh, before I forget...I have a couple of cards that are being published tomorrow at Scrapbook News and Review's online magazine!  How flipping cool is that!  If you are subscribed, I sure hope you'll pop by take a peek!  :O)

Thanks so much for stopping by and sharing part of your weekend with me! 

Waltzingmouse Saturday Sketch - Get Well Wishes

Hi guys!  I'm SO excited today -   I designed the Waltzingmouse Sketch for this week!!! whoo hoo!!

And here it is!

And here's my card based on the sketch:

Today my card is all about the papers and colors - using just one simple sentiment stamp from Fancy Phrases.  My card was even simpler than this at first - I decided to add the ribbon at the last minute - it looked pretty without it - but it does add some nice dimension to the card and also gives a good balance to the rhinestones in the top right corner.

I hope you'll join in on the WMS Sketch challenge this week - and I hope you are inspired by my sketch!!!

Check out the WMS Sketch challenge Blog for all the details -  every week there's a Waltzingmouse stamp set up for grabs!

Happy weekend everyone!

Stamps:  Waltzingmouse -  Francy Phrases
Paper:  Vintage Cream - PTI, dark and light blue - Coredinations, DP Websters Pages - Petite Papers/collection triple pack.
Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories:  Rhinestones - Kaiser Kraft, wrinkled seam tape -  Prairie Bird Boutique etsy Shop.

Take Time to Relax

I made this fun little card for two challenges over on Split Coast this week The Tuesday Teapot challenge was to use daisies on your card.  And I used this week's sketch.

This sweet little flower holding bear is Rhubarb a new digital image from Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps this Sunflower Rhubarb is being released on 7/17 but there are other versions of him available right now!  The sentiment is from the Ocean Paradise set.

Hope to see you tomorrow when I'll have a card for the WMS Saturday Sketch challenge -   I created the sketch this week!!

Stamps: Sweet N Sassy Stamps - sentiment from Ocean Paradise Set, Sunflower Rhubarb Digital image (avail 7/17) 

Paper: white, summer sunrise, orange zest - PTI, dotted bazzill, daisy paper - DCWV The Stack III 

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Accessories: Copics: RV11, E34, E35, Y00, Y02, YG03, YG63, Y38, G21, Floral fantasy embossing folder, Eucalyptus Stickles.

Happiness

Good morning to all!  TGIF!  I feel like it's been a super long week!  Phew!  I'm here with a new challenge for Simply Betty Challenges this A.M.  Our challenge, should you choose to accept it, use any SBS image along with any sketch challenge!  Easy!  Super dee-dooper easy even!  I used the monthly sketch over at Graphicat Sketch Challenge...it's owned by our very sweet and talented DT sistah, Cheri!  Woot, woot!

I used the Max & Miller rubber stamp from the Everyday Teen Scene line.  I stamped it on kraft card stock and colored it up with my Prismacolor pencils.  I do just love the way it looks on kraft!  :O)

Come on by the SBC blog and play along with us!  We don't bite...hard.  >_<