Happy Wedding Day {SFYTT}!

Well, I didn't think I was going to be able to participate in the SFYTT challenge today because I had "scheduled" stamping time during George's nap yesterday for my SFYTT card and had unexpected company all afternoon. On top of that we're leaving this morning for an out-of-town wedding and George is spending his first night away (from his crib) with my brother and his family. Needless to say, it's a little bit stressful for me--worrying if he'll sleep well, be too much to handle for my brother and his family, etc, etc! I'm sure all will be fine, and I don't know why I'm rambling on and on because I'm short on time this morning, ha! So, without further rambling, here is the wedding card I whipped up this morning using Jen's sketch:

Remember that you are all invited to play along with Jen's weekly SFYTT challenge. When you do play along, be sure to leave a link over at Jen's blog and/or use the keyword: SFYTT if you upload to SCS. Ok, here's the rest of the SFYTT crew for you to view!

Jen & Regina (July Guest Designer)
Amy
Carole
Kelly
Susan

Have a great weekend!

a message for you...

A wonderful friend of mine sent me a birthday gift ('member I turned 40 in May?!) that was right up my stampin' alley! Well, I'm finally getting around to making a thank you card for her, and of course I couldn't just pick one out of my dusty card stash, I had to make somethin' brand spankin' new! You see, there are times that I can be a bit naive when it comes to the stamping world, whether it be intentional or not, but this friend of mine is always watchin' my back, throwin' me a bone here and there, and cheering me on from the sidelines (actually, she's pretty much the quarterback with me on the sidelines waitin' to be put in the game). She's true blue, AND...she deserves a card designed just for her!

I happen to know that my friend likes bright colors, and I think she has been using this Girl Friday paper from Cosmo Cricket, so I'm guessing she likes it, right?! Here's where it all comes together: while blurfing last night, I came across another of Heather Nichols/Pinefeather signature pocket cards and decided I just had to make one as my TY card. Here she is, folks.

Card highlights include:

• paper pieced leaves using the cover sheet from the Cosmo paper pack
• buttons tied with twine from PTI
• Crystal Effects on my birdie
• fun stamps from My Cute Stamps
• button tied ribbon tab on insert (Pine's idea)

Thanks for stopping by today!

Early Bird Heaven!

I am so smitten with Cosmo Cricket's Early Bird Collection! I have a few projects to share using them, including today's sketch challenge over at SCS. Let's get going, eh?! The first one (above) is my sketch challenge card using the papers along with cute stamps from My Cute Stamps and an alpha from CTMH. I embellished the main panel with a ribbon/flower/button cluster tied with button twine from PTI.

Next up is a name banner and tag using the papers, chipboard, button and stamps. Everything was created for our niece and goddaughter, Brea's 1st birthday this past weekend. I have to take the opportunity to brag a bit about DH because he made the pictured dollhouse/bookcase for Brea from an idea we'd seen online (trendy home furnishing catalog)--isn't it the bees knees?! I thought it would be fun to do something paper-crafty with the dollhouse/bookcase, so I channeled my good friend, Kelly Lunceford's cool banners. Keep scrolling down for a close up of the banner and the tag that accompanied Brea's other gifts (books, of course!)...

Thanks for stopping by today!

Under The Stars

It's another swankified TCP Tuesday challenge for you and you and you! Today's challenge hostess is Susan Liles, and she's challenging us to get our Happy Camper stamps inky. For all the TCP Tuesday deets, visit Susan's blog HERE! If you don't own Happy Camper as of yet, you don't know what you're missing, so click HERE to find out how you can secure your own Happy Camper set--it's delightful!

For my card today, I used part of the Cosmo Cricket Mr. Campy paper collection for my sentiment and scene and then stamped and paper pieced Mr. Bear from the Happy Camper set. He's looking for someone to spend the night {under the stars} with him, wink! Then, just for fun, I added wonky green stitches around the perimeter and random buttons from the Great Outdoors Button collection, available from The Cat's Pajamas (also part of the Kitty Kat pack at a grrrr-eat price)!


Have a grrr-eat day, all!

Celebrate Today!

Happy 4th of July, everyone! My submission for Jen's SFYTT today features a great basket stamp from Saltbox Studio filled to the brim with stars and stripes. The basket is colored with watercolor pencils and then blended a bit with both aqua painter and blender pen. I smudged around the edges as well and dirtied up the edges with Ranger distress ink in walnut studio and sponge. Actually, I dirtied up all of the layers just to keep with the whole look. I also added a few buttons and stitches, what's new?! Ü

Let's see what the sketch team has done with Jen's fun sketch, and it's time for the unveiling of Miss July, aka July Guest Designer, so be sure to stop over at Jen's blog to meet her!

Jen
Amy
Carole
Kelly
Susan

Have a fun and safe weekend all!

Materials
Paper: Naturals Ivory, Kraft, Riding Hood Red, Pacific Point (SU!); Bo-Bunny Press Raspberrie Red Shabby Princess Collection
Ink: Versafine Black, Ranger Distress Ink Walnut
Stamps: Saltbox Studio Baskets of Celebration, PTI Mega Mixed Messages
Accessories: buttons, decorative brads (Jo Ann's), button twine (PTI), watercolor pencils (SU!), sewing machine

TCP Tuesday #65

Happy Wednesday, all! I have a swanky little summer number for you today with a color challenge for TCP Tuesday #65. This week's hostess with the mostess is Jen, so head on over to her blog to link your creation using this color combo:

I used THIS past SFYTT for my {summer} card featuring Sprinkle in her floaty. Polka dot ribbon from PTI along with a duo of stick pins and glittered edges on the letter panels give this one a fun summer look. Sprinkle was colored with reinkers in Crushed Curry, Bermuda Bay and Rich Razzleberry and a combo of blender pen and aqua painter. Edges are sponged with Ranger distress ink in Walnut Stain.

If you're a TCP connoisseur, you'll notice Floaty Sprinkle is a little larger than the original wood mounted version, and this is because she's going to be part of a soon-to-be-released clear set, which you're just gonna l-o-v-e! Be sure to stay tuned later this month for the release of summer-wonderful new clear stamps from TCP...

ETA: I forgot to tell you the whole highlight of this piece! "Summer" was spelled out using my favorite alpha, Nightie from TCP. Remember to check it out because you can purchase it "solo" or as part of a swanky package for a great price!

Fun, fun, fun!

New stuff from American Art Stamp--hilariously fun images by Emerson Quillin in a variety of sketches using the following materials:

• kiwi kiss, kraft & bermuda bay card stock
• K&Co. patterned paper (Carolyn Gavin Greenhouse Collection)
• scallop edge punch
• dies: Spellbinder's oval and scallop oval; SU! Top Note Bigz
• bermuda bay polka dot grosgrain
• buttons
• SU! Texturz plates #1
• watercolor and pure color pencils
  

If you like what you see, hop on over to American Art Stamp for more fun! You can see more creative bliss on the American Art Stamp blog as well.