Penny Black

It's Penny Black's Birthday, they are a year old. The challenge is to make card or project for a celebration. I saw this tea pot when I was browsing on Splitcoaststampers site. The directions and template is at Card Carousel. I thought this tea pot would be perfect with Penny Black Mice in tea cup stamp. The paper is from Stampin' UP and K&Company. The card I punch out two scallop circles and used a brad to create a card. The tea pot opens to put a gift in off tea or anything you would like. So Happy Birthday Penny Black!

The Next Level

Here is the card for The Nest Level Issue 3 and the first sketch challenge. The sketch features an arched pocket and inserted into this is a removable tag. There are two templates, one that shows the actual card size and the arch template. I linked it below. The image is from PC Crafter Peek-a- Boo colored with Copic and Marvey markers. The paper is from K&Company by Brenda Walton called Madeline. The flowers are from a punch, ribbon and eyelet are from my stash. I really like the challenges from The Next Level. If you have never been to there blog check it out here. There is a lot of information.

Sketch Template

Arch Template

Mojo Monday

Close up of Metallic on the toaster.

A whole week went by without me making any cards. WOW! I have been busy with my son. He has Cerebral Palsy and we had to cast his legs to help stretch his muscles. He grew 3" in 4 months a lot. Cerebral Palsy effects the muscles so they have to be stretched and exercised every day to help with growth.

On to my first card challenge of the day MoJo Monday #91. I got out my Penny Black stamps out
and stamp this cute mice with toaster. The image is colored with copic, Marvey and metallic silver on the toaster. The paper is by K&Company, flower is punched out, and the eyelet from the stash I have. The metallic make the toaster look almost real.

Sketch and Stash

I love it when challenges have sketches. Some days not all, it's hard to decide what you want to use in the challenges so it makes it easy on those days. I downloaded a new digi stamp from KLM Design Anna Banana Clown. It's she cute? She would brighten up any body. I colored her with Copic and Marvey markers. the paper is from the Wild Raspberry collection I have from K&Company. The tiles eyelets and the surprise sign is from my stash.

Crafts 4 Eternity

This weeks challenge at Crafts 4 Eternity is a sketch and include something hiding. My ribbon is the hiding element. The cute little girl is Karah's Cupcake from KLM Designs. She is colored with Copic and Marvy markers. The paper is from K&Company. Punched flowers and some bling from my stash.

The Next Level

Hi!
I won this stamp set about a month ago from Cute Card Thursday Challenge and I am finally using them.The set is called "Belinda in Reflection" from the Crafty Pad. On to the challenge # 2 at Next Level you can create a card of any shape or size but your image must be enclosed by the Ribbon Border frame.There is a great tutorial at The Next Level that shows how to do the ribbon boarder.

The paper stat the stamp was stamped on is Canson Water color paper. The designer paper is by K&Company, flowers and leaves were punched from McGill punches.

Spoon Full of Sugar

This weeks challenge at A Spoon Full of Sugar is a fab sketch designed by the talented Sonja. I love the Penny Black stamp that I have so I just had to use one. The Cherry pie and bowl full of cherries are digital stamps from Paper Popsicles. The paper is Wild Raspberry from K&Company and hiedi grace designs. The cute little whisk is a sticker by sandylion and the pink squares are tiles by sticko. Nest to the cherry pie are mice tracks that is part of the Penny Black set that I have. I think it adds to the card.

Friday Sketchers

This card I made is for the Friday Sketcher challenge 54. make a shape card. Since I do not have any nestabilities I drew my own shape and printed it out on card stock. The paper is Wild Raspberry by K&Company and the solid color card stock is the Brazill. The image is from the digi stamp collection Gingersnap Celebration by C.C. Designs at All that Scraps. The olive green color card stock I hand drew the shape and cut out the middle oval so I would look like the girl is sitting on the ledge. I used Chocolate Chip Ink from Stampin' Up and sponged the edges of all the card stock. The pearls and flowers are from my stash and the sentiment is from Stampendous.

The Next Level

The Next Level has lunched there blog yesterday June 1 it is a
magazine style read designed to be more than a weekly Challenge blog, but a meeting place for all of us to dip into and out of during the week to try out new ideas, tutorials, hints and tips and downloads in addition to the weekly Challenge.

The first challenge is make some sort of cut out any where on your card.Plus we are to add hand made faux Prima Lollipop flower, as I don't have a lot of the materials on the tutorial I only made it with paper, no glittery materials or nothing. The image is Jenna by My heart Stamps for you, I colored her with Copic and Marvy markers. The paper is Wild Raspberry by K&Company. I hand cut out the window opening because I do not have a Big Shot or Cricut. I am still deciding wich cutting system I want.

Mojo Monday

Mojo Mondays first challenge of the month with a chance to win the Verve Stamps set of their choice (up to a $24 value). Here is my card with hug Bug on flower the Lollie and Friends Set from Pc Crafter. I picked out colors from the paper and decided to color him to match. I think he turned out pretty cute. The designer paper is is from the collection of Wild Raspberry by K&Comany. Butterflies are from the dollar bin at Michael's. The sentiment is from Stampin'Up.

Today I downloaded Photoscape so I could jaz up my pictures.

Truly Scrumptious

The Challenge is to make a card that has more than one fold. I choose tri-fold card with the first fold at 4" and the second at91/4". I borrowed this stamp from a friend of mine. The stamp is called Kelly Jo from My heart Stamps for You. She is colored with Copic and Marvy markers. The papers are from Stampin' Up and Brazill. The paper flowers are vellum and some are punched out of the papers.
I added pearls on the front and inside for the flower middles. The butterflies already had glitter on them so I didn't have to glitter them. I found them at Michael's $1.00 spot. Its amazing what you can find for a dollar.

Dare U 2 Digi Stamp

Dare U 2 Digi Satmp has a sketch By there talented Donna. I used the Peek a Boo digi stamp from PC Crafter and color her with JoAnn Fabrics and Crafts markers and used my watercolor brush to high light. The solid color card stock is Brazill, the designers paper floral and the green strip are by Basic Grey. The pink polka Dot is by Hiedi Grace Designs. The accessories are from my stash. This card is perfect to cheer someone up during the summer months.

Our Creative Corner

Good Morning! Today have three cards to post today. The first is sketch challenge with Our Creative Corner. I love the beach kids from All that Scraps, the girl here is Surfer Emma colored with Copic and Marvy markers. The solid color paper is from Stampin' Up, the designer paper is Beach Fun by American Traditional Designs. The accessories are orange eyelets, die cut flowers, and the center shapes are from a template I got from Mel Stampz blog.

Creative Card Crew

Pretty flowers is the theme for Creative Card Crew #12. Here is three cute mice celebrating a birthday, by Penny Black. I colored them with Copic and Marvy markers. The paper is Blush by Basic Grey, Hiedi Grace Design, the strip paper is Autumn Harvest Dotted strip by the Paper Company and the Solid brown is Brazill. Ink I used is Staz On from Stampin' Up. The flowers and pearls are from my stash. I love these Penny Black stamps I will have to break down and buy some more.

A Spoon Full of Sugar

The challenge this week is to add lace to your card. I used a lace paper doily. Here is another of the Penny Black Micey Day. I perfect stamp for me because I love cherries. The cute mouse is colored with Copic And Marvy markers. I used a paper called fancy Blush by Basic Grey and the solid colored cardstock is from Archivers. Flower is from my stash and the pearls are by Hero Arts.

I have a friend and her husband just hates cherries I use gives to him as a joke. We teas him about not liking cherries that some day we all will give him a cherry meal. The funny things that this man eats everything but cherries.