Treat Yourself

Hello sweet friends.  Have you been enjoying your weekend?  We're having beautiful weather and I'm trying to enjoy it while it lasts.  Today is my last post as a guest designer for Inky Antics.  I want to thank Jackie for putting up with me for the past month lol!  I actually have two cards to share today.

This sweet bear is from the 11083MC Pampered Benton Clear Set and you can find him over in the Inky Antics shop.  I colored Benton with copics and colored pencils and used Glossy Accents on his nose.  I applied Star Dust Stickles on the bubbles and then added some buttons to sort of imitate the bubbles floating around.  I embossed the background with my Tiny Bubbles embossing folder and added a bow to finish off my card.

Here's what the entire clear set looks like.  I love that their clear sets include the perfect sentiments to use with these adorable stamps.  And guess what?  That sweet Jackie is going to give away this stamp set ... well, not THIS one because I've used it ... but she's going to give away a new, unused set lol!  All you have to do is stop by the Inky Antics Blog and leave a comment.

And here's the second card I'm sharing today.  This little cutie is from the 11081MC Aviator Benton Clear Set.  Once again, I colored Benton with copics and colored pencils and used Glossy Accents on his nose.  I love shiny animal noses, what can I say?  Again, the sentiment is included with the clear set and I thought this one was perfect for this image. 

Here's what this clear set looks like.  You may remember that I used this set earlier this month to make this card.  Now don't forget to stop by the Inky Antics Blog for a chance to win the Pampered Benton Clear Set.  

Thank you for stopping by.

Hugs, Anita

Stamps:  Inky Antics - 11083MC Pampered Benton Clear Set and 11081MC Aviator Benton Clear Set
Papers:  My Mind's Eye - Blink of an Eye; Bazzill
Other:  Copics, Caran d'Ache and Prismacolor pencils, Gamsol, Glossy Accents, Martha Stewart doily lace punch, buttons, Nestabilities, Star Dust Stickles, Tiny Bubbles embossing folder, ribbon 

A Gift For You

Hello friends.  I hope you're enjoying your weekend.  I'm hoping to get lots of stamping done this weekend, how about you?

Today I have a card using A Gift For You, one of the new Christmas digis available over at Funky Kits.  Isn't he a cutie pie?  I colored him with copics and colored pencils and then added Star Dust Stickles on the little tree ornaments, his hat, and a couple of the gifts.  I added a bow with a jinglebell.  I don't normally add bows to male cards but I figured since this card features a little boy I could get away with it.  The stars were cut with a Spellbinders die and the snowflake corner is from a Memory Box die.  One more Christmas card done - yay me!

Thank you for stopping by.

Hugs, Anita

I would like to enter my card in these challenges:
Card Crafter's Circle Challenge 42  -  Vintage
Crafts4Eternity R91  -  When I Grow Up
Daisy Doodles Challenge 68  -  One For The Boys
Sweet Stampin Challenge  -  Vintage

Stamps:  Sugar Nellie - A Gift For You; Crafty Impressions - Someone Special; Pink Gem Designs - Santa Postcard
Paper:  Echo Park Paper - Very Merry Christmas; Bazzill
Other:  Copics, Caran d'Ache and Prismacolor pencils, Gamsol, Star Dust stickles, seam binding, jingle bell, floss, Spellbinders star die, Memory Box die - Snowflake Corner   

Thanks So Much

Hello friends and happy Friday!  I'm so glad the weekend is finally here - I wasn't sure if it was ever gonna get here lol.  I have a new card to share today but I'm using an older image that hasn't seen ink in quite a long time.

This sweet little couple is CC Designs Puppy Kiki La Rue and you can find them over at All That Scraps.  I colored the image with copics and colored pencils and then applied a touch of Star Dust Stickles to her dress buttons.  I also used some Glossy Accents on the puppy's nose.  The sentiment is from Amy R's Many Thanks Sentiments and the buttons were cut with my CC Cutters button die. 

Today over on the All That Scraps Blog we're sharing some projects made with some of the great older stamps.  Be sure to stop by and check out the beautiful work over there.

Thanks so much for stopping by.  I hope you have a great weekend.

Hugs, Anita

I would like to enter my card in these challenges:
Clear It Out Challenge  -  Child Image
Crazy4Challenges C4C155  -  Thank You or Thanksgiving
Love To Create Challenge 34  -  Anything Goes
Natalie and Amy's Challenge 1  -  Anything Goes
Party Time Tuesday Challenge 87  -  Anything Goes
Shopping Our Stash Challenge 70  -  Fur or Feathers
The Corrosive Challenge 158  -  Animal Companions

Stamps:  CC Designs - Puppy Kiki La Rue; Amy R Stamps - Many Thanks Sentiments
Paper:  Echo Park Paper - A Walk In The Park; Bazzill
Other:  Copics, Caran d'Ache and Prismacolor pencils, Gamsol, CC Designs cutter - buttons die, floss, Star Dust Stickles, Glossy Accents

Christmas Angel

Hello to all of you.  Well I've got another Christmas card to share today.  I hope you're not already tired of seeing Christmas cards.  They are some of my favorites to make so I never get tired of seeing them out in blogland ;) 

This beautiful image is Christmas Angel by Saturated Canary.  I love this image and I'm sure I'll probably use her a few more times this year.  She's colored with copics and colored pencils.  I painted Creative Inspirations Paints' Fairy Dust on her wings to give them a pretty shimmer and I used Resplendence Angel Dust Fine Glitter on the Christmas ornaments.  I added some pearls, glittered berries, ribbon, and a bell.  The sentiment can be found over at Funky Kits.  This is my last project as a member of the Creative Inspirations Paints design team, but it certainly won't be my last project using their fabulous products.  Be sure to stop by and check out their paints, glitters, and embossing powders. 

Thank you for stopping by.

Hugs, Anita

I would like to enter my card in this challenge:
2 Sisters Challenge 110  -  Things with Wings
Crafting For All Seasons 36  -  Things with Wings
Creative Inspirations Challenge 181  -  Christmas in September
Fab n Funky Challenge 139  -  Things with Wings
Loves Rubber Stamps Challenge 19  - Pinterest Photo Inspiration
Oozak Challenge 6  -  Sparkle
Sassy Cheryl's Show Me Thursday #92
Saturated Canary Challenge 26  -  B's (bow, berries, bell)
Through The Craftroom Door 37  -  Anything Goes

Stamps:  Saturated Canary - Christmas Angel; Crafty Impressions - Warm Winter Wishes
Paper:  My Mind's Eye - Merry; Bazzill
Other:  Copics, Caran d'Ache and Prismacolor pencils, Gamsol, Creative Inspirations Paint - Fairy Dust, Creative Inspirations Resplendence Angel Dust Fine Glitter, white berries, ribbon, bell, floss, pearls

Write On!

Hello sweet friends and happy Monday!  A really quick post from me as I have lots of errands to run today.

I have an adorable little girl to share with you today.  This sweetie is Apple Lizzie by Whimsie Doodles.  Don't you just love all that hair and her cute little school outfit?  She's colored with copics and colored pencils and I used a black glaze pen on her jacket buttons.  The sentiment is from the CC Designs School Logos set.  The paperclip was cut with an old QuicKutz die and then I added a few buttons. 

Thanks so much for stopping by.  Have a great day!

Hugs, Anita

I would like to enter my card in these challenges:
CRAFT Challenge 173  -  Children
Created With Love Challenge CWL10  -  Back To School
Inky Impressions Challenge  -  For a Child
Love To Create Challenge 34  -  Anything Goes
Totally Papercrafts Challenge 135  -  For a Child
Whimsie Doodles September 2012 Challenge  -  Back To School


Stamps:  Whimsie Doodles - Apple Lizzie; CC Designs - School Logos
Paper:  Echo Park - School Days; Bazzill
Other:  Copics, Caran d'Ache and Prismacolor pencils, Gamsol, black glaze pen, EK Success border punch, QuicKutz paper clip die, buttons, floss

A Honey Pop Snowman

Hello to all of you.  Hope you're having nice weather wherever you are.  We've had some cold & rainy weather come through.  Woke up this morning and it's verrry cold outside :-(  OK, enough complaining about the weather since there's nothing I can do about it anyway lol!

I have another Inky Antics card to share today.  I was asked to be their guest designer for September and the so-sweet Jackie let me select some fabulous stamps to work with.  Today I have used the Decorating Snowman Honeypop Clear Set  to make my card.  I colored this chubby snowgirl with copics and colored pencils and added lots of Glamour Dust for sparkle.  The snowflakes are from the My Favorite Things Die-namic Let It Snowflake die, and I also added Glamour Dust and a little pearl.  Once again, the sentiment is part of the set, which is just one of the many things I love about their clear sets - lots of cute sentiments are included!

And here's a picture of the inside of the card.  Again, I've used copics, pencils, and Glamour Dust on the snowman.  The honeypop ornament is really simple - just stamp the ornament image on the honeypop, cut it out, and apply it to your card.  If you look closely you will see that my ornament topper is crooked :-(  I made the mistake of stamping my topper after I had applied the honeypop so I had a hard time trying to line it up properly.  I should have stamped the topper before applying the honeypop paper (lesson learned).  If you want to know the proper way to use honeypop on your cards, be sure to stop by the Inky Antics Blog where Jackie shares a little tutorial.  This was the first time I've used the honeypop but it certainly won't be the last.  Inky Antics offers lots of honeypop clear sets and you can find them all here. 

Thanks so much for stopping by.

Hugs, Anita

Stamps:  Inky Antics - Decorating Snowman Honeypop Clear Set
Paper:  Echo Park Paper; Bazzill
Other:  Copics, Caran d'Ache and Prismacolor pencils, Gamsol, Nestabilities, MFT Dienamic - Let it Snowflake, Glamour Dust, Glossy Accents, pearl, light blue honeycomb paper 

  

Love You With All My Heart

Hello sweet crafting friends.  I hope you're having a fabulous weekend so far.  Today I'm sharing a card I made for the My Favorite Things October Guest Designer Contest. 

This sweet little girl is Pure Innocence Love You With All My Heart - isn't she adorable?  I followed their sketch and stamped her on the Die-namics Tag, You're It die and then colored her with copics and colored pencils.  I added some seam binding and a button to the top of the tag.  The pretty border was made using the Die-namics Dainty Lace Border die.  I finished my card with a couple of hearts and a little button.  

Here's the sketch for the My Favorite Things Stamps October Guest Designer challenge.  Be sure to stop by and check out the details of their contest because there's still plenty of time to enter.

Thanks so much for stopping by.  Have a wonderful weekend.

Hugs, Anita

I would also like to enter my card in these challenges:
Challenges 4 Everybody #3  -  Anything Goes
Craft Your Passion Challenge 128  -  Bingo  (pink, ribbon, border punch)
Do You Stack Up Challenge 90  -  Tags or Flags
Emerald Fairies Challenge 32  -  Use a Tag
MFT October Guest Designer
Natalie and Amy's Challenge 1  -  Anything Goes
Squiggle Stamps Challenge  -  Punches and Dies
Stamp n Doodle Challenge  -  Anything Goes


Stamps:  My Favorite Things - Pure Innocence Love You With All My Heart
Paper:  Pebbles - Sunny Side; Bazzill
Other:  Copics, Caran d'Ache and Prismacolor pencils, Gamsol, seam binding, buttons, MFT Die-namics Tag You're It die, MFT Die-namics Dancy Lace Border die, Spellbinders heart die  

Lulu's Birthday Wishes

Hello friends.  I've been seeing my mega-talented friend Amanda make such gorgeous cards with the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps and decided I needed to add a few to my stash ;)  So, I received my yummy rubber in the mail a few days ago and made a card to enter in their challenge this week.  

This sweet image is from the Birthday Lulu stamp set.  If you follow my blog, you know I love me some Cheryl Alger images lol!  So anyway, Lulu is colored with copics and colored pencils and I used a little bit of Glamour Dust to give her some sparkle.  All birthday girls should sparkle, shouldn't they?  I followed the sketch over on the Kraftin' Kimmie Blog and added a lace flower with a button.  

Thank you so much for stopping by.  I hope you have a wonderful weekend.

Hugs, Anita

I would like to enter my card in these challenges
CRAFT Challenge 173  -  Children
Craft Your Passion Challenge 128  -  Bingo  (yellow, border punch, buttons)
Crafty Catz Challenge 151  -  Buttons
Crazy Amigos Challenge  -  Buttons
Kraftin' Kimmie Challenge  -  Sketch
Sassy Cheryl's Challenge 133  - It's a Cut!
Whoopsiedaisy Challenge  -  Make It Girly

Stamp:  Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps - Birthday Lulu
Paper:  My Mind's Eye - Miss Caroline Dolled Up; Bazzill
Other:  Copics, Caran d'Ache and Prismacolor pencils, gamsol, Glamour Dust, Memory Box Die - classic scallop, lace, button, floss      

The Magic of Christmas

Hello sweet friends.  Sugar Nellie recently released some adorable Christmas digis so I've used one of these to make my card today.

This little cutie is Reindeer Games.  Don't you just love that reindeer she's riding?  I never had a reindeer like this but I did have a horse!  Do they still make these toys? I know when I go shopping for my grandson everything seems to be high-tech or battery-operated.  Next time I go toy shopping I'll have to look around to see if I can spot one of these ;-)  OK, so enough blabbering.  I colored my image with copics and colored pencils and used lots of Glamour Dust and Star Dust Stickles for sparkle.  I used Liquid Pearls for her "pearl" earrings.  I added some jingle bells to the bow and pearls to the glittery snowflakes.  The sentiment is from the Crafty Impressions - Someone Special stamp set.  You can find these wonderful Christmas digis and holiday sentiments over at Funky Kits. 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

Hugs, Anita

I would like to enter my card in these challenges:
Challenges 4 Everybody #3  -  Anything Goes
Clear It Out Challenge  -  Child Theme + Stash (paper)
Inky Impressions Challenge  -  For a Child
LEJ Designs Challenge 21  -  Sparkle and Shine
Oozak Challenge 6  -  Sparkle
Papelitos Challenge 12  -  Anything Goes
Southern Girls Challenge 53  -  It's Well Bling Bling


Stamps:  Sugar Nellie - Reindeer Games; Crafty Impressions - Someone Special
Paper:  Echo Park Paper - Winter Park; Bazzill
Other:  Copics, Caran d'Ache and Prismacolor pencils, gamsol, Glamour Dust, Star Dust Stickles, Gold Stickles, Glossy Accents, Liquid Pearls, MFT Dienamic - Let it Snowflake, pearls, ribbon, floss, jinglebells

Holiday Blessings

Hi sweet friends!  I hope you had a great weekend and got lots of rest or lots of crafting done - whichever you were shooting for ;-)

As you might already know, I've really been trying to work on getting my Christmas card stash built up.  So I pulled out one of the new stamp sets from The Greeting Farm and made a very quick and simple card to add to my stash.  This image is from their Holiday Blessings - Clear Stamp Set.  This clear set has several images and coordinating sentiments.  It will definitely be one of my "go-to" sets for Christmas cards this year.  I colored these cute little trees with copics and colored pencils and matted the image on some red cardstock.  The dp is Echo Park and left over from last year.  I've still got quite a bit of this dp and that's OK cause I really do love the patterns in these papers.  I added some ribbon and a few buttons to finish my card.  So, one more to add to my stack!

Thanks for stopping by!

Hugs, Anita

I would like to enter my card in these challenges:
Creative Card Crew Challenge 19  -  Tree
Nutcrafter Challenge 26  -  Countdown to Christmas

Stamp:  The Greeting Farm - Holiday Blessings
Paper:  Echo Park - Season's Greetings; Bazzill
Other:  Copics, Caran d'Ache and Prismacolor pencils, gamsol, buttons, ribbon, twine

If Friends Were Flowers ...

Hello to all of you.  If you follow my blog then you may already know that I'm a guest designer over on the Inky Antics Blog this month.

Today I have a new Inky Antics card to share with you.  This sweet little girl is from the 11048MC Pretty Posey Clear Set.  She's colored with copics and colored pencils and I used some Star Dust Stickles on the flower in her hair.  The sentiment is also part of the clear set.  That's just one of the things I love about Inky Antics clear sets - they include the perfect sentiments to finish your card!  Be sure to stop by the Inky Antics Blog to get a full picture of this adorable stamp set.  And you can view all their adorable stamps over in the Inky Antics Shop.  

Thank you so much for stopping by.

Hugs, Anita

I would like to enter my card in this challenge:
Card Crafter's Circle Challenge 40  -  Gone Gingham
Challenges 4 Everybody #3  -  Anything Goes
Cupcake Inspirations Challenge 178
My Mum's Craft Shop Challenge 74  -  Buttons
Poodles Parlour Challenge  -  Here Come The Girls
Unique Crafter's September Challenge  -  Anything Goes

Stamp:  Inky Antics - 11048MC Pretty Posey Clear Set
Paper:  Pebbles - Sunny Side; Bazzill
Other:  Copics, Caran d'Ache and Prismacolor pencils, gamsol, MFT dienamic - scallop border, twine, button, Star Dust Stickles

Hey Chick!

Happy Saturday to all of you.  I hope you're having nice weather and getting to enjoy your weekend.

I almost never make cards without a stamped, colored image.  But I thought I would give it a try using some of the new September products from All That Scraps.  For my layout I used the Deconstructed Sketch 67.  I love that sketch but ran out of time to play along, so I thought I'd use it for this card.  I used the CC Cutters crow die to cut a little chick out of yellow c/s and then I used foam dots to pop up the chick on the CC Cutters Stamp Label die.  The sentiment is from the CC Designs Down On The Farm Sayings stamp set.  So this was a quick and easy card ready to send to a friend "just because". 

Thank you for stopping by.  Enjoy your weekend!

Hugs, Anita

Stamp:  CC Designs - Down On The Farm Saying
Paper:  Pebbles - Sunny Side; Bazzill
Other:  CC Cutters - Crow and Stamp Label, twine, button      

Bella Bunting

Happy Friday to all of you!  I'm sure you're probably as excited as I am to see the weekend finally arrive.  Hopefully I will be at my favorite lake enjoying one of the last weekends of nice weather when you read this post ;)

Today I used the sweet Bella Bunting from Sugar Nellie's Simply Sassy collection.  You can find this cutie over at Funky Kits.  She's colored with copics and colored pencils and I added some Star Dust Stickles to the little hearts on her hair bow.  The corner banner is the new Mini Banners Die from All That Scraps.  The leafy flourish is a dienamic by My Favorite Things and the little button flowers are from a die by The Cat's Pajamas.

Thank you so much for stopping by.  I hope you have a fabulous weekend!

Hugs, Anita

I would like to enter my card in this challenge:
There She Goes TSGBC04  -  Danielle's Banner Birthday Challenge

Stamps:  Sugar Nellie - Bella Bunting; My Favorite Things - sentiment
Paper:  Echo Park Paper - A Walk in the Park; Bazzill
Other:  Copics, Caran d'Ache and Prismacolor pencils, Gamsol, Star Dust Stickles, CC Cutter - Mini Banners Die, MFT Dienamic - Leafy Flourish, TCP - Flower Buttons Die, floss, heart punch

Let's Party!

Hello friends.  My little niece will be turning one next week so I made her a teddy bear birthday card.

This cute bear is named Barry Numbers and you can find him over at Stamp Fairy.  I colored the image with copics and colored pencils and then matted the bear on an embossed circle cut with my Nestabilities.  The sentiment is a freebie by StampFairy!  I applied Star Dust stickles to the bear's hat and used Glossy Accents on the nose.  I probably should have used more pink on the card since it's going to a girl, but since she's just turning one, I don't think she'll care lol! 

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs, Anita

I would like to enter my card in these challenges:
Card Mania Challenge 3  -  Beary Sweet
Crafty Boots Challenge  -  One
Divas By Design Challenge 52  -  For A Child
Papertake Weekly Challenge  -  Things That Make You Go Awww
Ready Teddy Go Challenge 14  -  How Many Fingers
Squiggle Stamps Challenge  -  Punches and Dies
Sweet Sunday Sketch 167
There She Goes TSGBC01  -  Jessica's Birthday Numbers Challenge
Through The Craft Room Door Challenge 35  -  Anything Goes

Stamps:  StampFairy - Barry Numbers
Paper:  My Mind's Eye - Lime Twist; Bazzill
Other:  Copics, Caran d'Ache and Prismacolor pencils, Gamsol, Star Dust Stickles, Glossy Accents, Nestabilities, MFT dienamic - Open Scallop Edge, embossing folder

You're The Cat's Meow

Hello friends.  Today over on the All That Scraps Blog the design team is sharing some new projects using the stamps and cutters from the fabulous September release.

This sweet little girl is Swiss Pixie Heidi with Kitty stamp.  She's colored with copics and colored pencils and I used some Glossy Accents on the kitty's nose.  Heidi is sitting on a hay bale cut out using the CC Cutter Hay Die.  The banner was cut with the CC Cutter Mini Banners Die and the crow is from the CC Cutter Crow Die.  The buttons are from the CC Cutter Buttons Die and the cute little sentiment is from the CC Designs Down on the Farm Sayings stamp set.

Be sure to stop by the All That Scraps Blog to check out all the cute makes by the rest of the DT. 

Thank you for stopping by. 

Hugs, Anita

I would like to enter my card in this challenge:
Pinspirational Challenge 24

Stamps:  CC Designs - Heidi with Kitty and Down on the Farm Sayings
Paper:  My Mind's Eye - Miss Caroline Howdy Doody; Bazzill
Other:  Copics, Caran d'Ache and Prismacolor pencils, Gamsol, Star Dust Stickles, Glossy Accents, CC Cutters - hay, crow, mini banners, buttons

Mistletoe Fairy

I've really been trying to work ahead on my holiday cards this year.  So I'm back with another Christmas card to share with you.

This sweet little fairy is Ava Christmas - Mistletoe Fairy by Bugaboo Digi Stamps.  I love the Bugaboo images and I think this fairy is so cute.  She's colored with copics and colored pencils, and then I used Glossy Accents on the holly berries.  I applied Creative Inspirations' Resplendence Angel Dust Glitter on her wings for a beautiful sparkle.  I added a bow, flower, and some pearls and my card was finished.

Thank you for stopping by.  Have a wonderful day!

Hugs, Anita

I would like to enter my card in these challenges:
Aud Sentiments Challenge 62  -  Christmas is Coming
Come and Get It Challenge  -  Tic Tac Toe  (pearls, free, ribbon)
Craft Your Passion Challenge 127  -  Blast From The Past  (#116 - Things with Wings)
Crafty Cardmakers Challenge 74  -  Winged Things
Crafty Catz Challenge 149  -  Christmas
LEJ Designs Challenge 20  -  Winter Wishes
Natalie & Amy's Challenge 1  -  Anything Goes
Nutcrafters Challenge 26  -  Countdown to Christmas
OOZAK Challenge 6  -  Sparkle
Stampin for the Weekend Challenge 17  -  Starting Christmas Early


Stamps:  Bugaboo Digi Stamp - Ava Christmas Mistletoe Fairy; Stampavie - Peace on Earth (sentiment)
Paper:  My Mind's Eye - Be Merry; Bazzill
Other:  Copics, Caran d'Ache and Prismacolor pencils, Gamsol, Nestabilities, seam binding, Glossy Accents, Tim Holtz Tiny Tabs & Tags die, MS doily lace punch, flower, pearls, Creative Inspirations Resplendence Angel Dust

Have A Special Birthday

Hello blogging buddies.  I hope you had a fabulous and relaxing weekend.  We had some crazy storms roll through here Friday evening but Saturday and Sunday were both gorgeous days.  It's starting to get a bit cooler in the evenings so I can tell fall will be here before we know it.  So anyway, I needed to make a birthday card for a young girl so I went with another cute image from Sassy Cheryl's Digis.

This adorable little girl is Bow Legged Cutie and I've colored her with copics and colored pencils.  I used a bit of Star Dust Stickles on the gift bow.  The sentiment is from Whimsy Stamps' Party Mini Letter Seals.  I added a banner cut from my CC Designs Cutter Mini Banners Die.  A few buttons and some floss finished my card.

Thanks so much for stopping by.  I hope you have a great week!

Hugs, Anita

I would like to enter my card in these challenges:
Created With Love Challenge CWLC #08  -  Birthday
Sassy Cheryl's Challenge 131  -  Got The Blues?
The Squirrel and the Fox Challenge 26  -  Anything Goes
There She Goes TSGBC 05  -  Three Embellishments Challenge (3 buttons)
Whoopsiedaisy Challenge  -  Buttons or Bows

Stamps:  Sassy Cheryl's Digis - Bow Legged Cutie; Whimsy Stamps - Party Mini Letter Seals
Paper:  Echo Park - Grandma's Kitchen; Graphic 45; Bazzill
Other:  Copics, Caran d'Ache and Prismacolor Pencils, Gamsol, Star Dust Stickles, Nestabilities, buttons, floss, CC Cutter - Mini Banners Die

Let's Stir Up Some Fun!

Happy Sunday blogging friends.  I hope you're enjoying your weekend.  This month I'm a guest designer over on the Inky Antics Blog.  Their cute and whimsical designs are some of the first images I ever purchased and colored and I still adore their wonderful designs.

The card I made today uses some images from the 10961LC Prepping Chefs Clear Set.  I colored this cute chef with copics and colored pencils.  The little salt & pepper shakers and whisk accessories are part of this clear set.  I fussy cut them and popped them up on the banner.  Then I added a few buttons.  The sentiment is also from the clear set.  I have to say I love the way this card turned out and I wish I could say it was all totally my design ... but I actually got the idea from a card I saw over on Splitcoast Stampers awhile back.  I've gone looking for the inspiration card this morning but so far no luck :(  I'll keep looking for it and link it here once I find it. 

Here's a picture of the clear set I used today.  Lots of great card-making possibilities from one set, right?  You can find all the great Inky Antics stamps over at the Inky Antics shop.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Hugs, Anita

Stamp:  Inky Antics - 10961LC Prepping Chefs Clear Set
Paper:  Doodlebug Design; Bazzill
Other:  Copics, Caran d'Ache and Prismacolor pencils, gamsol, MS doily lace border punch, buttons, twine, CC Cutter - corner banner   

Sugar Nellie's "Sparkle & Shine" Blog Hop

Hello sweet friends.  I hope you're enjoying our Sparkle & Shine Blog Hop today! 

If you arrived here from Jane's blog then you are in the right place.  If not, then you may want to hop back over to the Sugar Nellie Blog  to start at the beginning.  Have you fallen in love with our new digis?  I think they are all so adorable.  Today I'm sharing . . .

Sparkle & Shine 

 

I just love this little cutie.  What an adorable little girl!  She seems ready to decorate her Christmas tree, doesn't she?  She's colored with copics and colored pencils and I've added some Glamour Dust to give the card some sparkle. 

 

So now you need to hop back over to the Sugar Nellie Blog and leave a comment letting us know how much you enjoyed our hop!  I hope you remembered to leave comments along the way as there is candy to be won ;)  All the new digis are available now over in the Funky Kits shop.

 

Thank you so much for joining us on our hop today.  I hope you had a fabulous time!

 

Hugs, Anita

 

Stamps:  Sugar Nellie - Sparkle & Shine; PTI - sentiment

Paper:  Simple Stories - Handmade Holiday; Bazzill

Other:  Copics, Caran d'Ache and Prismacolor pencils, Gamsol, Glamour Dust, pearl, floss, Memory Box Dies - Frosty Border and Snowflake Corner, Whimsy Stamps Ornament Die, My Favorite Things Dienamic - Let It Snowflake

 

 

Please Join Us

I hope you join us tomorrow . . .

Hugs, Anita

All That Scraps September Preview - Day 3

Hello sweet friends.  Today we're having our third day of sneak peeks for the September release over on the All That Scraps Blog.  We've got such a fabulous variety this month and today I'm sharing an adorable stamp for Halloween.

This not-very-scary ghost is Sweet November's Lil Boo's Pumpkin.  Poor little ghost looks like he's having quite a time carrying that pumpkin that's almost as big as he is ;)  The image is colored with copics and colored pencils.  The "spooky" spider is from the Halloween Logos set and was cut out with my CC Cutter Circle Die.  That sweet banner is Mini Banner and it's part of the September release also, and I've just used some alphabet beads to spell out the sentiment.  All of the new products will be available this evening, September 6, at 9 pm CST. 

Be sure to stop by the All That Scraps Blog to check out some more of the new products available in our September release.  You'll also see lots of amazing inspiration from the rest of the DT while you're over there! 

Thank you so much for stopping by.

Hugs, Anita

I would like to enter my card in this challenge:
Catch The Bug Challenge  -  Anything Goes
Crazy 4 Challenges 152  -  Halloween Color Fun
Delightful Challenge  -  Halloween

Stamps:  CC Designs Sweet November - Lil Boo's Pumpkin; CC Designs - Hallween Logos
Paper:  Fancy Pants - Oct 31; Bazzill
Other:  Copics, Caran d'Ache and Prismacolor pencils, Gamsol, Martha Stewart icicle punch, twine, alpha beads, CC Cutters - Mini Banners and Circle

So Berry Sweet Of You

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Hello again friends.  It seems I've been making so many fall or winter cards lately and I still wanted to hang on to these last few weeks of summer and warm weather.  Strawberries are one of my family's favorite fruits and we've been so lucky to have lots of these yummy berries this year.  So I thought this image would be a perfect way to remember what a great (although very hot) summer we've had :-)

This little cutie is Strawberry Patch.  She's from the Sugar Nellie Home Grown Manga Collection and you can find her over at Funky Kits.  I colored her with copics and colored pencils and used a black glaze pen on the strawberry seeds.  I saw this paper awhile back and thought it would be perfect for this card ... but then ended up covering up most of the strawberries on the backing paper lol.  The sentiment is from CC Designs Berry Logos and the strawberry and flower bloom are from a CC Cutter.  Hmm, I think I'll go eat a few strawberries now!  

Thanks so much for stopping by and I hope you have a wonderful day!

Hugs, Anita

I would like to enter my card in this challenge:
Inky Impressions Challenge  -  Anything Goes
Sassy Cheryl's Show Me Thursday #89
Tuesday Alchemy Challenge 30  -  Anything Goes

Stamps:  Sugar Nellie - Strawberry Patch; CC Designs - Berry Logos
Paper:  Jillibean Soup - Chilled Strawberry Soup
Other:  Copics, Caran d'Ache and Prismacolor pencils, Gamsol, black glaze pen, CC Cutters - strawberry and circle, pearl  

All That Scraps September Preview - Day 2

Hello to all of you!  Today we are sharing more sneak peeks of the All That Scraps September release.  I've used a stamp by Mashi's Muffins on my card today and she's

Gardening Gloria

Isn't she a cutie?  There are several new Mashi's Muffins stamps being released this month and I'm sure you're going to love them all.  I used copics and colored pencils to color her and then added some black glaze pen to the snaps on her overalls.  The hay and crows are new CC Cutter dies being released this month.  The sentiment is from the new Down On The Farm Sayings.  All of the new stamps and dies will be available over in the All That Scraps Shop Thursday, September 6 at 9 pm CST. 

Please visit the All That Scraps Blog so you can see what the DT made with the rest of these adorable Mashi's Muffins stamps this month. 

Thank you so much for stopping by!

Hugs, Anita

I would like to enter my card in this challenge:
My Mum's Craft Shop Challenge 73  -  Anything Goes
Papertake Weekly Challenge   -  Anything Goes

Stamps:  CC Designs - Mashi's Muffin's Gardening Gloria; Down On The Farm Sayings
Paper:  Crate Paper; Bazzill
Other:  Copics, Caran d'Ache and Prismacolor pencils, Gamsol, black glaze pen, CC Cutters - hay and crow 

All That Scraps September Preview

Hello sweet friends.  Today the All That Scraps design team is starting the preview of the new September release!  We have lots of fabulous new stamps and today I'm sharing . . .

Cow and Pig

Isn't she adorable in her little cow hat?  I've colored her with copics and colored pencils.  The "Down On The Farm" sentiment is from the new Farm Logos stamp set.  I cut the sentiment out with our new Bottlecap Cutter and then matted it on our new Stamp Label Cutter.  The ticket sentiments are also from the Farm Logos set and I used the Tickets Cutter to cut them out.  The new release will be available in the All That Scraps Shop Thursday, September 6 at 9 pm CST.

Be sure to stop by the All That Scraps Blog to see what the rest of this amazing DT has created.  I'll have another sneak peek tomorrow so I hope you stop by to check it out.

Thanks for stopping by.  Have a great day!

Hugs, Anita

I would like to enter my card in these challenges:
Stamp With Fun Challenge 177  -  Button
The Cutie Pie Challenge 26  -  No Flower

Stamps:  CC Designs - Cow Lucy, Farm Logos
Paper:  Reminisce - Funny Farm; Bazzill
Other:  Copics, Caran d'Ache and Prismacolor pencils, gamsol, twine, buttons, CC Cutters - Stamp Label, Bottle Cap, Tickets