You Make Me Smile

Good morning crafty friends!  Today I'm sharing a card featuring a digital stamp from the LTTS Doodles Etsy Shop. 

I diecut a stitched rectangle and inked it with Twisted Citron and Tumbled Glass Distress Oxide Inks.  The cute kitties are from the Mommy and Me digital stamp set and I printed them on Neenah cardstock.  I colored them with copics and then fussy cut them.  I stamped a sentiment from the Hello Bluebird Hello Rainbow Script stamp set and then added the images with foam tape.  

Copics:

Kitties - C3, C1, C0, C00; R20, R00; E01, E000; E31, E30, E50

Dress - B02, B01, B0, B000; R32, R30, R00

Flowers - R32, R30, R00; G43, G40; Y15, Y13; BG10

Thanks for stopping by.  I hope you have an awesome week!

Hugs, Anita     

From One Party Animal To Another

Good morning friends!  Today I'm sharing a birthday card featuring an adorable pup from Pawsome Stamps.

I won this stamp set a couple of months ago and finally found some time to get it inky.  I love the large pup image in the set!  I colored the images with copics and fussy cut them.  I used a black gel pen on the eyes and then used a white gel pen to add highlights.  I found the cupcake and coordinating pink paper in my stash and thought it would go perfectly with this sweet pup!  I adhere the pup and large sentiment strip with foam tape to give some dimension to my card.  

Copics:

Pup - E33, E31, E30; N8; C3, C1

Hat - RV55, RV52, RV11, RV10, RV00

Thanks for stopping by!  Have an awesome weekend.

Hugs, Anita

Reverse Confetti - June Stock Your Stash

Hello crafty friends!  Today I'm sharing a card I made for the Reverse Confetti Stock Your Stash Challenge.

The theme for this month's challenge is Hello/Just Because.  I love having these types of cards in my stash because they can be used for so many different occasions!  I used several stamps to create today's card.  The cute critters are from the Heart Pals stamp set, the sun/clouds are from Better With Friends, and the bird is from the Chalk It Up stamp set.  I colored all the images with copics and used both a black gel pen and white gel pen on the critter's eyes and faces.

I used the Easter Cover Panel Confetti Cuts to diecut a scalloped panel from bristol card.  I inked the panel with Cracked Pistachio, Mowed Lawn, and Spun Sugar Distress Oxide Inks and spattered it with water drops.  Once dry, I stamped a sentiment from the A Beautiful Day stamp set and adhered the panel to my card front.  I glued the flowers directly to my card and then adhered the rest of the images with foam tape to give my card some dimension. 

I hope you play along in the challenge.  The random winner receives a $20 gift certificate to the shop!

Copics:

Bunny - E53, E51, E50; R20; E01, E000

Bear - E31, E30, E50; N8; E01, E000

Heart - RV55, RV52, RV10

Sun/Clouds - Y15, Y13, Y11; BG10

Bee - Y15, Y13, Y11; N8, N6, N4

Flowers - YR18, YR14, YR12, YR00; B02, B01, B000; YG17, YG03

Bird - B05, B02, B01, B000

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

Hugs, Anita    

You Make Me Smile

Hello crafty friends!  Today I'm sharing a card I made for a card challenge over on Instagram.

These cute critters and the word die are from Hello Bluebird.  I sponged a piece of bristol card with Broken China, Prize Ribbon, and Chipped Sapphire Distress Oxide Inks and then I used the Make Me Smile Words Die to diecut the large letters.  I adhered all the letters with foam tape to add some dimension to the card.  The critters are from the Word Buddies Woodland stamps.  I colored the critters with copics, fussy cut them, and adhered them directly to the letters.  I diecut the tiny hearts using a die from the Next Door Gnomes Dies and adhered them directly to my card.

Copics:

Bunny - E53, E51, E50; R20; E01, E000

Fox - E08, E15, E13, E11; E53, E51, E50

Bowtie - B97, B95, B93

I'm entering my card in the Hello Bluebird Color Challenge #3 on Instagram.

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

Hugs, Anita 

Happy Birthday, My Friend

Good evening crafty friends!  I'm just popping in to share a card I made for a challenge over on the My Favorite Things Blog.

This adorable birthday bear is from the Beary Special Birthday stamp set.  I used the Big Balloon Stencil and sponged the balloon with Picked Rasperry and Kitsch Flamingo Distress Oxide Inks.  I spattered the balloon with water and after it dried, I added a bow and string with a black permanent pen.  I colored the bear with copics and diecut it with the coordinating Beary Special Birthday Die-namics.  I used a black glaze pen on the bear's eyes and nose and added highlights with a white gel pen.  I adhered the image and sentiment with foam tape.

Copics:

Bear - E33, E31, E30; E01, E000; E53, E51; N8

Gift/Bow - BG07, BG05, BG02, BG01; YG17, YG09, YG06

I'm entering my card in the following challenges:

My Favorite Thing Wednesday Sketch Challenge MFTWSC598  

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - Add A Sentiment

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Hugs, Anita

Have A Bright & Sunny Day

Happy Sunday friends!  I hope you're having a beautiful weekend.  Today I'm sharing a slimline card featuring some more of those adorable digital stamps from the LTTS Doodles Etsy Shop.

The three sweet beach kitties are from the Summer Kitties digital stamp set.  The umbrella, beach ball, sun/clouds, and sentiment are from various clear stamps that I own.  My slimline card measures 3.5" x 8"5 inches.  I cut a panel of bristol card and inked it with Tea Dye and Salty Ocean Distress Oxide Inks.  I spattered the entire panel with white gouache, and then spattered the sea and ocean with either brown or blue acrylic paint.  

I printed or stamped the images on Neenah cardstock and fussy cut them.  I colored them with copics and used both a black and white gel pen on their eyes.  I also added a white highlight to their cheeks.  I applied Nuvo Crystal Glaze to the sunglasses.  I adhered all the images with foam tape to give my card some added dimension.

Copics:

Kitties - E31, E30, E50; R20; E01, E000

Swim Trunks/Glasses - BG13, BG11, BG10

Swimsuit/Flower - R32, R30, R00; Y13

Tube - R32, R30, R00; G43, G40

Beachball - BG13, BG11, BG10; G43, G40

Ice Cream Cone - E53; YR18, YR14, YR12

Swan - C3, C0, C000; Y23, Y21; R20, R00

Hairbow - YR18, YR14, YR12, YR00

Sun/Clouds - BG10; Y15, Y13, Y11

I'm entering my card in the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Add A Sentiment.  

Thanks for stopping by!  Have an amazing day!

Hugs, Anita     

Sending You Sunshine

Good afternoon crafty friends!  I hope your week is off to an amazing start.  Today I'm sharing a card I made for a sketch challenge over on the My Favorite Things Blog. 

These sweet images are from the You Make My Days Sunshiny stamp set.  I colored the images with copics and then fussy cut them.  I used a black glaze pen on the bunny eyes and a white gel pen on the cheeks.  I followed the MFT WSC 497 for my card design.  I sponged Twisted Citron, Mowed Lawn, Tumbled Glass, and Broken China Distress Oxide Inks onto a 3.5" x 8" panel of bristol card.  I spattered the panel with white, blue, and green acrylic paints.  Once dry, I adhered the panel to my card base and then adhered the images with foam tape.  I heat-embossed on of the fun sentiments from the stamp set.

Copics:

Bunny - E53, E51, E50; R20, R00; E01, E000

Sun - Y15, Y13, Y11

Cloud - BG10

I'm entering my card in the My Favorite Things Wednesday Sketch Challenge 597.

Thanks for stopping by!  I hope you have a fabulous week!

Hugs, Anita

 

Hope Your Day Is Sprinkled With Happiness

Happy Thursday friends!  I don't know about you, but this has been a crazy week for me!  Thank goodness the weekend is almost here.

Today I'm sharing a fun card featuring one of the adorable digital images from the LTTS Doodles Etsy shop.  This stamp set has three summer piggy images and they're as cute as can be!  I diecut a stitched rectangle from white cardstock and inked it with distress oxide ink.  I spattered it with distress oxide ink, white acrylic paint, and blue watercolor paint.  Once the rectangle was dry, I adhered it to my card.  I printed the image on Neenah cardstock, colored it with copics, and fussy cut it.  I used a black glaze pen on the eye and added chocolate chips to the ice cream cone with brown acrylic paint.  That's my favorite ice cream flavor - chocolate chip mint!  I adhered the image with foam tape and this clean and simple card was done!

Copics:

Piggy - E11, E21, E00, E000; R20, R02, R00

Swimsuit - BG09, BG05, BG01, B000

Ice Cream Cone - G14, G12, G00; E55, E53, E51, E50

Donut - E33, E31, E30; RV66, RV63, RV52, RV10; YR04; Y18

Thanks so much for stopping by.  I hope you have an amazing day!

Hugs, Anita

I'm entering my card in the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Bright & Cheerful 

Reverse Confetti June Creative Hop

Hello and Welcome to the Reverse Confetti June Creative Hop!  You should have arrived here from Lisa Henke's blog.  If not you can start at the beginning of the hop which is the Reverse Confetti blog! 

Today I'm sharing a card featuring one of the adorable stamp sets from the May release.  I adhered pattern paper from the Sweet Stripes 6x6 paper pad to my card base.  I used the Lovely Tag Confetti Cuts to diecut the tag from red cardstock.  I added a blue twine bow to the tag and adhered it to my card.

I stamped images from the Love Wins stamp set and colored them with copics.  I diecut the images with the Love Wins Confetti Cuts.  I used a black glaze pen on the bear's eyes and nose, and I used a white gel pen to add highlights to the bear and his sweater.    

I stamped a sentiment on the tag and then adhered all the colored images with foam tape for dimension.

Next on the hop is Lien Leysen.  Here's a complete list of the hop:

Reverse Confetti

Cheryl Espie

Heather Ruwe

April Antonio

Maria Russell

Andrea Shell

Lisa Henke

Anita Madden

Lien Leysen

Amy Kolling

Dana Kirby

Tricia Barber

Jeanne Jachna

Joy Baldwin

Amy Tsuruta

Colleen Beamish  

Thanks so much for stopping by.  Enjoy the hop!

Hugs, Anita

  

Drink Up The Sunshine

Happy Tuesday everyone!  Today I'm sharing a card I made for a challenge over on the My Favorite Things Blog! 

This sweet little girl is from the Drink Up The Sunshine stamp set.  This stamp is currently out of stock but I'm sure they'll have it back in the shop soon!  I sponged Tea Dye and Salty Ocean Distress Oxide Inks onto a stitched rectangle that I diecut from bristol card.  I spattered the panel with thinned acrylic paint and adhered it to my card base.  I colored the images with copics and used a black glaze pen on her eyes.  I fussy cut all the images and adhered them to my card with foam tape.  I stamped the sentiment on a strip of inked bristol and also adhered that with foam tape.

Copics:

Skin - E13, E11, E21, E00, E000; R20, R00

Hair - E47, E44, E43, E40

Swimsuit/Bow - YR18, YR14, YR12; BG05, BG01, B000

Tube/Flower - RV66. RV63, RV52, RV10

Coconut Drink - E77, E74, E71, E70

Clouds - BG10

I'm entering my card in the MFT Wednesday Sketch Challenge 596.

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Have a great evening!

Hugs, Anita

You're Swan In A Million

Good morning crafty friends!  Today I'm sharing a card featuring an adorable stamp set from Paperie Ink. 

These cute images are from the Swan Duo stamp set.  To create my card front I diecut a stitched rectangle, sponged it with Spun Sugar Distress Oxide Ink, and adhered it to my card base.  I diecut an oval, sponged it with Salvaged Patina and Peacock Feathers Distress Oxide Inks, and adhered it to my card.  I diecut a grassy border, sponged it with Mowed Lawn and Twisted Citron Distress Oxide Inks, and adhered it to my card.  I colored all the images with copics and diecut them using the coordinating dies.  I adhered the images to the card with foam tape for added dimension.

Thanks for stopping by.  Have a fabulous week!

Hugs, Anita     

For My Sweet Friend

Good morning friends!  Today I'm sharing another clean and simple card featuring a digital stamp from the LTTS Doodles Etsy shop.

When I saw this adorable digital stamp I just had to have it!  A piggy eating a slice of watermelon - yes, please!  I printed this stamp on Neenah cardstock, colored it with copics, and fussy cut it.  I used a black glaze pen on the nose and watermelon seeds and then added some Nuvo Crystal Glaze to his (or her?) glasses.

I sponged Tumbled Glass, Mowed Lawn, and Twisted Citron Distress Oxide Inks onto a panel of bristol card and diecut it using a stitched rectangle.  I adhered the panel to my card front and added a cute diecut sun with foam tape.  I stamped the sentiment and then added the pig with foam tape to finish my card.  I also made a matching envelope by stamping and coloring slices of watermelon on the flap of the envelope.

Copics:

Pig - E11, E21, E00, E000

Clothes - C1, C0; BG15, BG13, BG11, BG10

Watermelon - R39, R7, R35; YG17, YG03, YG01

Glasses - B26, B24, B21

Thanks so much for stopping by.  I hope you have an amazing day!

Hugs, Anita  

I'm entering my card in the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Little Critters

Let's Pawty

Good evening crafty friends!  Today I'm sharing a card featuring some sweet and adorable puppies from Paperie Ink.

These cute puppies are from the Dog Days stamp set.  My card is a mini slimline card that measures 3.5" x 6.25".  I sponged Tumbled Glass and Mowed Lawn onto a panel of bristol card and spattered it with water.  Once the panel was dry, I adhered it to my card base and stamped the sentiments with black ink.

i colored the stamped images with copics and diecut them using the coordinating dies.  I used a black glaze pen on the puppy eyes and noses, and used a white gel pen to add highlights to the images.  I adhered all the images with foam tape.

Thanks so much for stopping by.  I hope you have a beautiful evening!

Hugs, Anita