Let's Go Nuts!

I told you I am not good at coloring, this is proof. My nice beach scene looks a little stormy. But I figure a stormy day at the tiki bar is still a good day, right? This set of stamps is from There She Goes and I colored it with SU markers. I wanted this card to be used for a guy so I left off the bling and ribbons. I still may have to add a little sparkle to the drinks, I just can't help myself!

Happy Beachy Birthday

I made this card for the great blog celebration going on at There She Goes Stamps and for the sketch challenge at CPS this week. It took me forever to make this card for some reason. I kept going back and forth on the colors of paper and the patterns. I guess I need to learn to color my image AFTER I pick my papers because I sure was having trouble trying to get paper to work with brown, yellow and blue. I didn't think it would be that difficult but for me it was. Maybe my brain was just not working today!

CPS126 Sketch Challenge

The challenge I played today was from CPS and you can see the challenge here. I love sketch challenges and I have learned this site has a new one every Sunday and they are all sponsored by different stamp companies so you get to see lots of new products and do a little shopping!




I used my new set from There She Goes again, I am really glad I got it. There is a strand of raffia behind the circles but it ended up more hidden than I had planned, oh well.


Frugal Stamper Tip: The little flowers were from a small scrap of designer paper. I punched them out with a 3/4 inch circle punch and then matted with other circles punched out from other scraps. So, NEVER throw those scraps away, you never know when you will be able to use it. Nearly everyone of my cards has scrap on it somewhere. All of the paper used for this card was scrap except for the large sand background.

Parrot Head - Challenge

I used this same set in my last post but I really like it. I played along with another challenge today on Splitcoast - SC238. It was a sketch challenge so we were given the layout and had to go from there. I have a Parrot Head friend who wanted some cards so I figured this would be great for her. I colored the images with SU markers and stamped them in black Stazon.

When I was finished, I added some 'salt' to the rim of the glass...enjoy!

It's 5:00 Somewhere - Clean and Simple Challenge

This is my newest set from There She Goes. Not only is this a great set, it is a great company. They have wonderful service and are very friendly. Anyway, back to the card. I played a Clean and Simple Challenge today on Splitcoast. The challenge was to use 3 colors...yellow, orange and turquoise. And since it was a Clean and Simple Challenge your card had to be...Clean and Simple.

I used a glitter card from DCWV I have had for about a year and used my cuttlebug with nestibilities to cut out and emboss the white paper. I stamped the image with black Stazon, colored with Stampin Up markers...Tempting Turquoise, Only Orange and Yoyo Yellow and then used stickles over the turquoise to add some sparkle. I stamped the phrase in Only Orange and popped it up with 3D foam adhesive. Added a little ribbon and a few gems and was finished.