Saturated Canary Challenge # 46...Picture Perfect Birthday!

Hey stampin' friends! I made this card for my daughter Hannah's 14th birthday today! I can hardly believe she is 14 years old! We went to the Mandarin for a late lunch and then went bowling...lots of FUN! 

So, I thought I would join the challenge over at the the Saturated Canary Challenge # 46...Summer Fruits...(to use paper with fruit or fruit as inspiration for colour combo). My mom is from Northern Ontario and summer fruits instantly made me think of the stories she tells of her childhood summers spent blueberry picking...nothing like wild blueberries!

So, for my card I used Authentique 6x6 paper pad called Journey and coloured up this cutie, the Tourist, she SO reminds me of my Hannah! I LOVE these pretty flowers from the Blueprints 3 and I added a few Berrylicious Buttons tied with hemp cord. I also added some silvery glittery "flags" cut with the Chalkboard Frame Builder Die-namics.

I stamped the sentiment from the PI Birthday Girl Stamps set with Steel Blue Premium Dye Ink. I cut the tickets with the little ticket die-namics form Blueprints 3 from MFT Primitive Cream Heavyweight Card Stock. 

Here is the inside...I stamped this sentiment from the PI Little Shutterbug Stamp set. I added another pretty flower with a Berrylicious Button. 

Thanks SO much for stopping by and having a wee peek at the birthday card that I made for Hannah!

Saturated Canary Challenge # 26...I'm stuck on you!

Hey stampin' friends! Hope you are having a great weekend! I've been getting crafty today and made this card for the Saturated Canary Challenge # 26! When I saw this super cute Washi Tape Kinda Girl digi over at the Saturated Canary Online Stamp Shop  a couple of weeks ago, I just had to have her....ummm....along with a few other super cute SC digis :) Well, the Washi Tape Kinda Girl had been printed out and on my desk, ready to go...I couldn't resist colouring her any longer!  So, for the challenge at the Saturated Canary Challenge blog this week you need to use at least 2 things that start with the letter "B"...what a great challenge!!!

My "B's" are...buttons, a bow, blue and does the the Washi Tape Kinda Girl's cute bun count too :) (she SO reminds me of my daughter, Hannah, she is on a serious sock bun kick lately)

My card base is 6x6 from Bazzill Kraft cardstock and MFT Blue Raspberry and Bubblegum Heavyweight cardstock. I paired it with this American Crafts 6x6 paper pad that I scored at Micheals...the pad doesn't seem to have a name on it but I love it....may just have to go get another one! I also picked up some Washi tape that was 50% off to go with my SC Washi Tape Kinda Girl.  I coloured the Washi Tape Kinda Girl with my Copics and cut her out with my Rectangle STAX Die-namics and inked with Spun Sugar and Pumice Stone Distress ink. I made some pretty felt flowers with the gorgeous new Flower Medley Die-namics and MFT Replenishments Felt in, Bubblegum, Blue Raspberry, Sno Cone and Banana Split and Jellybean Green for the leaves. I added Blue Raspberry Buttons to the centers with Hemp Cord. I also cut the Wonky Scallop Border Die-namics from Sno Cone felt and layered it with some white cotton lace trim and cotton lace bow tied with Hemp cord. I cut the hearts and photo corner from corrugated cardboard with MFT Hearts of Plenty Die-namics and the Photo Corner Die-namics.

I printed out the sentiment and cut it out with the Fishtail Sentiments Strip from the the Sentiment Strips Die-namics.

Here is the inside...I printed the Washi Tape Kinda Girl again for a shadow image. I used the Well Worn Greetings Die-namics for the sentiment label and stamped this sentiment from the MFT Who's That Girl, Who's that E Girl stamp set...I added another felt flower and corrugated hearts. 

Thanks SO much for stopping by and having a wee peek at my card for this week's challenge over at the Saturated Canary Challenge blog!

Happy Stampin'!

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The Sketchy Challenge # 15, BG Challenges 61 & Saturated Canary 9...Sending Smiles!

Hello stampin' friends! I have a card to share today that I made for a few challenges! I followed the gorgeous sketch over at The Sketchy Challenge designed by the super sweet and uber talented, Kellie, I used several of my favourite things on this card which is the challenge over at BasicGrey Challenges and I also made this card for the Saturated Canary Challenge # 9 which is Punches and Dies.

For my card I have used the gorgeous Lolita Saturated Canary Digi and coloured her with my Copics and PrismaColor Pencils.

I am not sure if you have read about the despicable thing that has happened to Krista Smith, the artist of Saturated Canary Digis and Simply Sassy stamps for Sugar Nellie.  It's a shame that she has been a victim of copyright violation of her intellectual property. Krista has posted all about it here on her blog. Please read it so that you are aware that someone is selling "knock-offs" of her designs. These digi's that this person is selling are no where near as beautiful or of the same artistic calibre as Krista's art work.  This person is even using the same names for the "knock-off" images, that Krista uses for her SC Digi images.  Please leave Krista some love and support on her blog! We need to support the artists if we want to have gorgeous stamps and digis to colour!!!!!

So back to the card, I cut the SC image of Lolita with my Nesites die and left the image in the die and inked with Spun Sugar Distress ink. The papers are 6x6 BasicGrey Kissing Booth, my new fave and I have used my fave MFT Wonky Scalloped Border Die-namics die and used a sentiment from the MFT  Poppy Pure Innocence Set and stamped it on the Ribbon Die that comes with the First Place Award Ribbon Die-namics. I added some crinkled seam binding and a BG button and sprinkled pink half pearls here and there.

I re-sized and printed Lolita again to add a shadow stamp of her to the inside of my card the sentiment comes with the MFT Pure Innocence Set Something Special Just for You and I stamped it on BG Kissing Booth paper cut with the MFT Framed Greetings Die-namics die.  

Well, thanks so much for stopping by and having a wee peek at my card!

Hope you have a stampin' great week!

Hugs,

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The Sketchy Challenge # 14 and Saturated Canary DT Call!

Hey stampin' Friends! Wanted to share a card that I've made with the great sketch over at The Sketchy Challenges by Corry! Lot's of fabulous layers on this sketch and it was such a great sketch to work with! I also thought I would join the DT call over at the Saturated Canary Challenge blog. They are looking for  3 DT members for 3 months! The DT call closes on January 21st! I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE Krista Smith's Saturated Canary digi images and I have compiled quite a few of them as they are SO stinkin' CUTE. I just haven't got around to using all of them but you will be seeing more SC cards from me as I just love em' to bits and have promised myself to use them more. I have used the precious Peace and Love Hipster digi and I have sized the image to be quite large...larger thn most images. That is the cool thing about digis...you can re-size them to suit your needs! I have colourd Peace and Love Hipster with my Copics and cut around the image leaving a small white border and pop-dotted her on the card.

The card base is 6x6 and I have used my MME Mabel 6x6 paper pad. I cut the large Peace Symbol on my Silhouette Digital Craft cutter and inked around the edges with Tea Dye Distress ink. The Martha Stewart Ribbon was in my stash and it is SO pretty and shimmery. I used a few MFT Die-namics here too, the WoNkY Scalloped Border Die-namics, the Peace Sign Die-namics and I stamped the sentiment on the mimi Oval Tab die from the Mini Tab Foursome Die-namics set. The sentiment is from the MFT ALM Disco Queen Stamp set.  I sprinkled a few pearls here and there and I used a BasicGrey fabric brad and Prima Hydrangeas. The SC Hipster girlie is also sparkly IRL as I used a Stardust and Orange Sakura pen to add some sparkle and the Clear and black Glaze Sakura pen on the buttons on her skirt and the peace symbol on her t-shirt.

Here is the inside of the card...I love adding a shadow stamp on the inside of my cards because these are digi images, I re-sized the image to be smaller than the front image and printed it out again and trimmed the paper to the size to fit the inside of the card. To ebellish I added another Peace symbol cut with my Peace Sign Die-namics, more Prima flowers, and pearls. The sentiment is from the Disco Queen MFT ALM set and stamped on craft card cut with the Framed Greeting Die-namics die.

Thanks SO much for stopping by and having a wee peek at my card for the Saturated Canary DT call!

Have a stampin' great day!

Hugs,


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Saturated Canary Challenge # 1 ...You Color My World!

Good morning stampin' friends! I was so excited to see that Krista Smith has started a new Saturated Canary Challenge blog and so I had to play along with the very first challenge! I am totally addicted to her sweet and funky images...you should check them out if you haven't already!!!! So, they have a great sketch to use and I looovvveeee sketches! I decided to flip it and I printed out Kate Krafty A Ragamuffin which I got here at Krista's Etsy shop. I decided to print her out as a larger than usual image...that is the cool thing about digis you can resize them to fit your needs.

I used my BasicGrey 6x6 Out of Print paper pad and American Crafts cardstock and ribbon. I distressed the edges with my Tim Holtz Distressing tool and painted all the edges of the papers with Tim Holtz Picket Fence Crackle paint for a shabby feel.  I also used my MFT Die-nmaics flower dies and the open scallop border die....love adding a touch of black to a card it is a great design element as it grounds and makes other colours pop!

Here is the inside...pretty simple! Both sentiments are from Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!

Well, thanks so much for stopping by and having a wee peek at my card!

Have a stampin' great day!!!!

Hugs,



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Pink Ink Sketch Challenge # 6, CCT # 182 and Saturated Canary ...I'm Batty for You!

Hey crafty friends! I hope you are having a great weekend! It sure feels like Fall is in the air...just a little bit nippy out there, eh!? I am sooooo not looking forward to winter, at all!

Well, I thought I would make a card today and I've just discovered that Krista Smith is selling her gorgeous images as Digis called, Saturated Canary, and she will be starting a Challenge blog at the end of September...looking forward to that!!!! Well, I fell head over heels in love with these adorable Saturated Canary Digi images and soooooo I just had to get a couple the other day and then they had a new release so somehow a few more landed in my cart...how does that happen,lol!?  I just had to have this sweet  Rose, A Vampire! How precious is she!?  

I made the card using the fabulous sketch over at Pink Ink Sketch Challenges designed by the oh so sweet and super talented Kylie...I know I will be using this one again for sure. Love it!!!! I would also like to enter this card in the Cute Card Thursday Challenge # 182...Anything Goes!!!

 

So I coloured Rose with my Copics and I am quite happy with how she turned out but the pics are not doing her justice really...she looks better IRL...I used YR0000 and YR000 and then C1, BV31, BV31 and so her skin looks warmer and less grey than it's showing here and then it blends into the mauve-grey pallor.

 

I used my Authentique 6X6 Blissful paper pad and I absolute love these papers and the grey and yellow is such a luscious colour combo...even my dear hubby commented on how he liked my card and how he liked the Boston Bruins colours that I used! Whaaaat the.....Gggeeesh, does everything have to relate back to hockey and his beloved Boston Bruins...what a guy,lol!!!! I added some Prima flowers, some pearls and a sprinkling of black bling. The sentiment is from Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps and comes with Batty Princess...thought it would be perfect for this card.

Here is the inside...pretty simple.

Well,  thanks so much for stopping by and havin' a wee peek at my card!!!

Hope you have a stampin' great weekend!

Hugs,

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