My Hero Verve Project Parade

Hi there and happy Monday!  Well, at least I hope it's happy for you!  Today is my turn to post on the Verve Blog for this month's Project Parade.  The theme this month is My Hero....This may be a person serving your country, a family member or a friend.  This is the project I made.  To find out the back story and see more pics, then head on over to the Verve Blog! 

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

Just Sittin' Here {TESC121}

Hi there!  I had a little stamping time tonight so I pulled out the new In The Park set from Taylored Expressions and paired it with some of the new Echo Park patterned paper.   The green gingham and the green scallops are part of the Summertime Project Pantry Kit. 

The sketch is this week's Taylored Expressions Sketch #121.  This is such a fun layout!  I stamped the bench in Memento tuxedo Black and colored with Copics.  The circles were cut out with Classic Circle Nestabilities.  Of course, I couldn't finish the card without rounding some corners with my Corner Chomper!  LOVE that tool!  

I hope you all have a fantastic weekend!  Thanks for stopping by!

 

Papertrey Posse Color Challenge!

Hi there!  It's time for the Papertrey Posse Parade of blogs!  This month Amy challenged us to what I thought would be a difficult color challenge!  But I actually loved these colors in the end!!  Thanks, Amy!

The colors are Ocean Tides, Aqua Mist, Melon Berry and Dark Chocolate.

I paired it with this sketch from the Papertrey Paper Dolls challenge #10.  Love their challenges but I don't always have time to participate! 

I was trying to figure out how to incorporate these colors together and a lightbulb went off in my mind.....make some background paper using all four colors!  I pulled out Distressed Stripes and got to work.  I love these colors together in plaid!  I pulled out my beloved Friend's 'Til the End and stamped the smaller flower in Dark Chocolate on Melon Berry Bitty Dot dp.  The leaves are Ocean Tides felt and were cut out with the smaller leaf die from the Delightful Dahlia die set.  I did take the small leaf stamp from Delightful Dahlia and stamp over the felt leaf in Dark Chocolate.  The Aqua Mist bg was stamped in Dark Chocolate using Background Basics: Tin Types. The Dark Chocolate felt scallops were cut with the medium scallop die.  

The Details:

Create a card using the colors provided below - Ocean Tides, Aqua Mist, Melon Berry, and Dark Chocolate (or something close if you don't have these on hand).

Use at least one PTI product on your card.

Post your creation to your blog on July 15th for our official Papertrey Posse Parade of Blogs!

On July 15th, after you have posted your card, stop by and sign Mr. Linky on the official Parade of Blogs July 2010 post.

Everyone is invited to play along!

Thanks for stopping by!  I hope you have a great day!

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Take It Easy {MTSC82} {TCPTues117}

Hi there everyone!  It's Tuesday and it's time for another one of Mercy's sketches!!  I don't know how she does it week after week, but this is another fab sketch!  I combined today's sketch with TCPTues117.  The TCP challenge was to use the colors Lime, Golden Yellow and Raspberry.  Now my raspberry is more pink, but I hope the TCP police won't mind!  LOL!  I love this TCP set, Joyride.  This bunny just cracks me up!

Don't forget to check out what the rest of Mercy's Muse's did with today's sketch!

Cindy Haffner

Crystal Birr

Jessica Diedrich

Julie Lacey

Pam Speidel

Pam Varnell

Peggy McCurry (July 2010 Guest)

& of course, Mercy Kerin....

Thanks for stopping by!!

In the Limelight!!!

Good morning!  I just wanted to pop in this morning with some fun news!  I am the Limelight Designer for Flourishes for the month of July!!

This is my first project, but to find out all the details you'll have to head over to the Flourishes blog!!

I hope you all have a fantastic day!!  Thanks for stopping by!

Taylored Expressions Release Day!

Hi there!  It's release day at Taylored Expressions!  Everything you've seen this week is available for purchase in the Taylored Expressions Store!

I have three cards to show you today so let's get to it!

This card uses the new set called In The Park!  I paired it with a new big background stamp called Stitched Plaid Big Background and the Summertime Project Pantry Kit.  I rounded all of the corners with the Corner Chomper!  All of the images were stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black and colored with Copic markers.  The grass was punched with the Martha Stewart Grass Punch!  Love how bright and cheery this card is!

This card uses Destination Cuppie in Seattle!  Can I just say that this is my favorite Cuppie card I've ever made?  Don't know why, but it is!  I stamped Cuppie in Memento Tuxedo Black, drew in the sidewalk myself and colored everything with Copic markers and my Prismacolor Pencils. He was cut out with Labels 8 Nestabilities.   The dp is a combo of October Afternoon dp.

My last card uses the new Destination Cuppie in San Francisco.  Now, this Bay Area native had to use San Francisco Cuppie!  I used a combo of October Afternoon papers again, but made this one a bit more bright and sunny....although it isn't always sunny in San Francisco!  Cuppie was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black, colored with Copics and cut out with Oval Nestabilities. I thought it would be fun to add some sand, too!  What do you think?

Don't forget to check out the rest of the Baker's Dozen and our super talented Guest Designer, Stacey Schaefer! 

Alex Maldonado

Carolina Buchting

Charmaine Ikach

Donna Baker

Jami Sibley

Jeanie Witmer

Jodi Collins

Karen Giron

Karen Motz

Melissa Sauls

Sankari Wegman

Taylor VanBruggen

Thank you for stopping by!

Taylored Expressions Sneak Peeks Day 2!

Hi there and welcome to day 2 of the Taylored Expresssions Sneak Peeks!  Today we will be showing you two more new sets, Weigh To Go, part of the Apple Doodle Ink Line and In The Park, part of the Whimsical Wishes Line!  These sets will be available tomorrow morning at 8:00 am PST in the Taylored Expressions store!

So let's get to it!

My card uses the new Weigh To Go set!  What a fun set this is!  Perfect for all the dieters out there!!  I paired this set with Cosmo Cricket DeLovely dp.  I paper pieced the dress and cut it out with Oval and Big Scallop Oval Nestabilities.  The sentiment was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black and cut out with a Ribbon Tag Trio die by Spellbinders.  The ribbon and buttons are from my stash.  And of course, I had to use my beloved Corner Chomper!  I love the look of just one corner rounded!  A little machine stitching and it was done!  Fun and bright!!

Don't forget to check out the rest of the Baker's Dozen!  I can't wait to surf around myself!

Alex Maldonado

Carolina Buchting

Charmaine Ikach

Donna Baker

Jami Sibley

Jeanie Witmer

Jodi Collins

Karen Giron

Karen Motz

Melissa Sauls

Sankari Wegman

Taylor VanBruggen

Thank you for stopping by!

Feeling Groovy about Taylored Expressions!

Hi there and welcome to day one of sneak peeks from Taylored Expressions!  We have so much in store for you this week!  Half of the Baker's Dozen is showing you peeks of a brand new set called Feeling Groovy along with it's coordinating That 70's Project Pantry Kit.  The other half of the Baker's Dozen is showing you peeks of our newest A la Carte stamps:  Destination Cuppie!  Everything you see previewed today will be available at the Taylored Expression store this Thursday, July 8th at 8:00 am PST.

My card today features the new and totally hip Feeling Groovy!  Peace signs are EVERYWHERE!  I have two young girls and you cannot walk into any accessory store or clothing store without seeing Peace signs!  My girls actually squealed along with me when we first saw this set!  And I, of, course, love the bug.  In fact, I have already informed my hubby that my next car when the kids are grown will be a convertible bug!  But I digress.....

This "radical" set consists of 11 "sweet" sentiments and 11 "groovy" images.  I chose to work with this particular "Bug" image.  All of the cardstock (except the Kraft), designer paper (Doodlebug Feeling Groovy Collection) and ribbon are from the coordinating That 70's Project Pantry Kit.  I stamped the "Bug" in Memento Tuxedo Black and colored it in with Copic markers.  It was cut out with circle Nestabilties and while it was still in the die I sponged on some Summer Sunrise ink.  I stamped the three sentiments in Hibiscus Burst pigment ink and cut them out free handed.  The wavy border is an EK Success punch and the ribbon is from the That 70's Project Pantry!

Now don't forget to check out the rest of the Baker's DT to see what they've made with today's sneak peeks!

Alex Maldonado

Carolina Buchting

Charmaine Ikach

Donna Baker

Jeanie Witmer

Jodi Collins

Karen Giron

Karen Motz

Melissa Sauls

Sankari Wegman

Taylor VanBruggen 

Thank you for stopping by!

Stamps: Feeling Groovy (Taylored Expressions)

Paper: Feeling Groovy Project Pantry, Kraft Cardstock

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Copic Markers, Hibiscus Burst Ink,

Accessories & Tools: Circle and Scallop Circle Nestabilities, Ribbon (Feeling Groovy Project Pantry), Adhesive Gems, EK Success Wavy Border Punch, Sewing Machine, Foam Tape

Get Well Soon {MTSC81}

Hi there everyone!  It's Tuesday and it's time for another one of Mercy's sketches!!  I combined my sketch this week with the My Favorite Things Guest Designer Challenge to use ANY neutral with blue and/or red.  I used both blue and red with the blue coming from the October Afternoon DP and my old denim jeans.  I used one of my new Pure Innocence images called Best Medicine.  Isn't she adorable?  And, oh my word, MFT is coming out with four more new Pure Innocence images tomorrow night!  What's a girl to do?  Sigh.....

Anywho, don't forget to check out what my awesome fellow Muse's did with this sketch!  It's always awesome! 

Cindy Haffner

Crystal Birr

Jessica Diedrich

Julie Lacey

Pam Speidel

Pam Varnell

Peggy McCurry (July 2010 Guest)

& of course, Mercy Kerin....

Thanks for stopping by!  I hope you'll stop by later today as the Taylored Expressions sneak peeks will begin!!  You won't want to miss this month's release!! 

Stamps:  Best Medicine Pure Innocence (My Favorite Things)

Paper:  Krft, Pure Poppy, White, October Afternoon Thrift Shop & Farm Fresh DP

Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black, Copics

Accessories & Tools:  Denim, Oval Nesties, Medium Scallop Die, Vintage Cream Twill Ribbon, Twine, Button, Corner Chomper, Sewing Machine, Foam Tape

Joyride with Becky.....

Hi there and Happy Friday!!  I have a card to show you today with some brand new stamps that I recently purchased from The Cat's Pajamas.  I have long been admiring these adorable images and after a recent conversation with my good friend, Becky, so had she!!  So we both purchased this set called Joyride and decided to make something with it and post it together on the same day!  A challenge of sorts!  So make sure you check out what Becky has done with this set, too!  I can't wait to see!!

Okay, so onto a few details.....I used this week's TCP Tuesday Challenge #116 for my card.  The challenge was to use colored pencils with mineral spirits.  I pulled out my once loved and now neglected (thanks to my Copic markers) Prismacolor Pencils and had to search for my gamsol (odorless mineral spirits) and my stumps.  Luckily they weren't that hard to find and after dusting them off (hehe) I got to work coloring this darling image!  I forgot how much fun this coloring technique is!!  I created a little round scene with a road, mountains and sky!  The dp is My Mind's Eye Be Loved.  I love the pop of pink on the scooter.  If I was a really girly girl, which I'm not, I think I would love a pink scooter!!

Well, thank you for stopping by!  I've got a couple errands to run and then hopefully some more stamping time later today!!  Have a good one!

Stamps: Enjoy the Ride (The Cat's Pajamas)

Paper:  Kraft, Hawaiian Shores, True Black, My Mind's Eye Be Loved dp

Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black, Prismacolor Pencils, Gamsol, Tea Dye Distress Ink (for sponging Kraft)

Accessories & Tools:  Gingham Ribbon, Wavy Border Punch (EK Success), Hawaiian Shores Button, Circle Nestabilities, Corner Chomper,  Adhesive Gems, Foam Tape