VSWCMD1 and Color Throwdown #113

Well today I'm heading off to stamp with my bestie friends, Laurie and Jen.

We've been planning this for months!  We call it our Stamping Away weekend. 

I wanted to get all the Verve sketches done

but I have run out of time unless I have time to do more while I'm there.

If I do, I will be sure to post while I'm there!  

The sketch is from Verve and colors are

from Color Throwdown.

I inked up some wee flowers from the Practicing Creativity set, Barefoot Summer and

paired it with a Verve sentiment from Thankful Accents.

I have REALLY enjoyed working with my 2 Verve sets for these sketches! 

I'm going to visit the Verve store after this weekend for some goodies!

{Thank You}

Stamps:  Thankful Accents (Verve), Barefoot Summer (Practicing Creativity), BB: Petal Power (PTI)

Paper:  Dark Chocolate, Rustic White, Plum Pudding

Ink:  Memento Black, Plum Pudding, Versamark, Tea Dye

Misc:  Moroccan Motifs IP (PTI), Purple Grograin ribbon (Dollar Tree), Pearls, Linen IP (PTI)

Papertrey Paper Dolls Challenge #2

So, here we have another great sketch for this week's Paper Doll Challenge!  This week it was hosted by Meg and you can find her sketch over at the Paper Doll blog.  Why don't you try out this weeks sketch and play along with us?  My card uses a lot of kraft cardstock and pink!!

Holy moly, did I use a lot of background stamps on this card?!!!  5 total background sets!!  It was fun inking them up to make the panels for this challenge!  I also dug out my neglected Cupcake Collection set. 

Nothing too fancy about this card........just a lot of stamping!  Here is a close-up pic of the layers on that cupcake!!

Here is the sketch my card was based off of this week.  We welcome ANYONE to come play with our challenges....you just never know what it will be!!

{Make a Wish}

All supplies PTI unless stated.

Stamps:  Cupcake Collection, BB: Petal Power, BB: Text Style, Polka Dot Basics II, BB: Tin Types, Round and Round

Paper:  Kraft, Raspberry Fizz, Hawaiian Shores

Ink:  Dark Chocolate, Hawaiian Shores, Tea Dye Duo, Hibiscus Burst

Misc:  pink rhinestones, pop dots, rick rack die,

Look at these embellies I got in the mail!

If you are coming here from my old blog address, WELCOME!!  I thought it was time to give my blog a more official "name".  I am going to enlist the help of a friend that does design work to help me out with a blog header using my new name.  Hopefully, this will be soon!

Now, on to the reason for this post!  I received some super sweet embellies in the mail last week from the very nice Melissa Ladd at Melissa's Paperie!  I commented on them on her blog and she sent them to me!!  Here is a card I made with some of her embellies!  I REALLY like how this turned out!  I did realize however, that I must be on a Raspberry Fizz kick!  But hey, who doesn't like pink, right? 

Oh my, look at this sunshine!!  It's just wonderful!  I am showing this shot because you can see the detail of the new EK Success border edger I found this weekend at my local JoAnn's!  Thanks to some of my enabling stamp friends....they alerted me that they were in!!  Love you gals!!  Anyway, this border edger is called "bracket" and also embosses!  Oh, it's just heavenly! 

Here are Melissa's embellies close up on my card!!  I just love the scalloped flower one that uses a button as its center with an epoxy circle over the top of a small stamped/punched circle!!  Love this look!  I can't wait to use the other 2 embellies she sent....it was hard to choose which to use!  Melissa also sent me a very pretty stamped card along with these beauties......Melissa if you are reading this, THANK YOU!!! 

My plan today is to start cleaning and organizing my stamp room!  It is such a mess!

Have a wonderful sunshiny day!

{Hey There}

All supplies PTI unless stated.

Stamps:  Background Basics:  Flower Power, Big and Bold Wishes

Paper:  Aqua Mist, Raspberry Fizz

Ink:  Raspberry Fizz, True Black, Aqua Mist

Misc:  Bracket border edger (EKSuccess), Raspberry Fizz ribbon, rhinestones, Melissa's embellies!