Amazing Blog Candy!!!

Please take the time to check out Donna's amazing blog candy! All you have to do is leave a comment about what you are looking forward to most for Halloween this year, and if you want to be entered twice you just need to post a link to her blog on yours! Easy!! So check her page out, and be sure to check out her amazing cards as well.

Also, check back later today for a card from me!

Sisters In Pink

For today's card I used a stamped image I received a while back in an image swap. I loved the soft look of the chalking on the image so I decided to use a soft pink theme for the card. I layered everything and then added the black and pink striped ribbon for a punch of darkness and then added the half pearls to the side of the card.

I will be stamping today so look for some more cards to come this week!

Have a fabulous day :)

Recipe:

Half pearls by Hero Arts, Chalks by Stampendous, Other Items Unknown

Scallop Punch See Through Card

Today's card is all Purple!!! (with a bit of black, lol). For this card I used my 1 1/2" circle punch as well as my 2" scallop punch. I layered purple card stock for my base and then cut completely through the card with the scallop punch. I then placed my purple scallop on the inside of the card showing through. This gives a very neat effect when opened. The sentiment I used is from an unknown as of yet set with lots of cute animals and cute sayings in it. (Thought it was Stampendous, but cant seem to find it). Then I added some gemstones and black ribbon and Voila!

Recipe:

Card stock: Unknown Dark Purple and Light Purple

Stamps: Unknown sentiment

Designer Paper: Die Cuts With a View

Tools: I 1/2" Circle Punch, 2" Scallop Punch

Other: Black Ribbon, Gemstones by Hero Arts

Another Wedding Craft...

Since I didn't have time to post the place cards I made before the wedding I wanted to show them to you now. They were very simple to mass produce but have a very striking look to them, especially with the one pearl in the middle.

I put the place cards in a circle around the centerpieces on the tables and it gave such a neat look to to the table as a whole. It took approximately 3 hours to make 100 of these.

Recipe:

Cardstock: Red and Black from LSS

Other: Calligraphy Pen, Ribbon from Michaels, Half Pearls (brand unknown)

First Snow!!!

Well today is officially the first day of SNOW!! I know I'm crazy, but I just love the white stuff! So, I probably should be thinking Christmas today, but somehow I thought Green and Black??

Today's card uses up some great scrap paper that I had lying around. I made the three background panels and then distressed the edges of each. I also distressed the edges of the front black panel. Then I added my sentiment and embellishments and the card is complete.

I may be back later with the SCS card sketch of today, but it depends on how my morning goes!

EDIT: The stamp set used in this card is called "Playful Animals" by Hero Arts.

Recipe:

Card stock: Green and Black Unknown

Designer Paper: Unknown Scraps

Stamps: Playful Animals by Hero Arts

Tools: 1 1/2" Circle Punch, 2" Scallop Punch, Distresser

Embellishments: Certainly Celery Ink, Gemstones by Hero Arts, Green Ribbon

PS. You may notice a lot of "unknowns" in my recipes for awhile. This is because I have been very bad at keeping track of the labels for my products. If you know what anything is that I have labeled unknown please let me know.

Elyssa's Great Blog Candy!

Elyssa Tanenbaum is giving away some great blog candy! She is giving away some stamp sets by Little Paper Shop and all you have to do is subscribe to her blog! She does some amazing work with Copic's and does beautiful cards as well. So hop on over to her blog and check it out!

SCS Sketch Challenge - 10 days and Counting!!!

First off I would just like to say that I am only TEN, yes TEN days away from being married!! YIKES!! The stress level is rising and so I thought I would de-stress today and do the Sketch Challenge on Split Coast. You can view the sketch HERE. I decided that since the fall leaves are already falling I should do at least one fall card before the season is over. I used my Loads of Love stamp set from Stampin Up. (I'm not sure if the pumpkins came with that set or if they were from the Loads of Love Accessories set). I also did a chalking/ inking technique that Michelle Zindorf does for the first time. I think it came out pretty good and I cant wait to try it some more. I like the look of the chalk since it is a little more subtle and gives you more room to fix your mistakes, lol. I also used my scallop punch for the greeting and some cream rivets on the corners. The truck is popped up on dimensionals and colored in with my BIC markers.

I hope you enjoy the card and I will try to be back before the big day with another post :)

Niki