Thursday, February 21, 2013

Stitch It Up


It's Dare to be Sassy Thursday again over at Sassy Studio Designs.  Our challenge this week is called Stitch it Up.  You must use stitches somewhere on your project.  I went with stitches on the image itself.  This fabulous image is one of my favorites from SSD and she is covered in stitches.  I guess that's what happens when your betrothed is Frankenstein.  

Please head over to Sassy Studio Designs and check out what the rest of the design team has done for your inspiration.  Thanks so much for stopping by.  Also, I have some yummy blog candy above if you are interested.  

Challenges entered:

Paper Makeup Stamps #76 - Anything goes
Crafting for all Seasons #46 - Dies and punches
Penny's Paper-Crafty #115 - Anything goes
Stamps N Doodle - Anything goes
Shelly's Images - Sew much fun
A Gem of A Challenge #67 - Dies & punches
Alota Rubber Stamps #101 - Multiple of 3s
Oozak #11 - Favorite color (green)
The Crafty Blogger #8 - Anything goes

FTPD & NLG

Sunday, February 17, 2013

Rainbow Bright


Today marks the beginning of another fabulous challenge from Corrosive Challenges.  The challenge is called Rainbow Bright and the rules are simple.  You just need to use your favorite color combo.  We are sponsored by the Oh So Amazing Kenny K.  I sure do love Kenny K images.  The Kenny K image I used is called Freshman.  Isn't she adorable?

I started by choosing my color combo.  Green is my birthstone and my favorite color.  My beautiful Amazon Sydney is green with a bright yellow neck.  She is just so beautiful so of course I went with green and yellow.  I colored my image with Copics, cut her out and popped her up with SU dimensionals.  I found this great  paper in my box-o'-scraps.  I thought it was so perfect for this card.  I wanted to keep it clean and simple so I added just a touch of ribbon and some SU buttons.  

Please head over to Corrosive Challenges and play along with us.  I also have some blog candy if you are interested at the top of my blog.  Thanks for stopping by.

Challenges I have entered:

 Crafting When We Can #38 - Birthstone
Tuesday Throwdown #134 - Anything goes
Penny's Paper-Crafty #114 - Use your favorite color combo
Charisma Cardz  #6 - Anything goes

FTPD & NLG

Green with Envy Blog Hop


Welcome to day 2 of the Sassy Studio Designs Green with Envy Blog Hop.  If you came here from the very talented (and also my sister) Robin's blog, you are in the right place.  This month we are doing things a little different.  The amazing artist and owner of SSD, Lindsay, has been having some computer trouble so we won't have any new images for you during this hop.  We will all be showcasing our favorite SSD images and you have a chance to win them all.  Each member of the DT will chose a random winner from their comments.  That winner will get the image showcased on that blog.  There will be one winner chosen from the SSD comments and they will win all of the showcased images.  We have a huge DT so that's a really big prize. The winners will be chosen Tuesday night and announced on Wednesday.

I had a hard time choosing an image so I let my niece, Becca, pick it.  She picked a great one.  This is Wednesday Addams.  I love her.  I tend to lean toward the darker images as does my niece.  I colored her with Copics, cut her out and popped her up with SU dimensionals.  We had to use the color green somewhere which is never a problem for me.  Not only is it my birthstone, but it is my favorite color.  

The house is Rickety House from Tim Holtz.  I used some core'dinations paper, cut it out and ran it through a paper crimper before sanding it.  The roof was put through a new Darice embossing folder.  I added a ghost in the attic and an dancing skeleton in the living room.  The background was done by sponging several Distress inks.  The grass was done using a Fiskars punch and the cobwebs were made last minute using a Q-tip.  

I hope you all had a great hop.  Now don't forget to head back to SSD and leave your comment.  I also have some blog candy posted at the top of my blog if anyone is interested.  Thanks so much for stopping by.

Challenges entered:

Deep Ocean #45 - Letter "B" - Bear
Charisma Cardz #6 - Anything goes
Twisted Thursday - Card with a window
Crafts 4 Eternity - Teddy Bear
 Raise The Bar #131 - Anything goes
Avadares #8 - St. Patrick's or green
Tuesday Throwdown #134 - Anything goes
 Craft Us Crazy #37 - Show us your favorites (green)
A Gem of a Challenge #67 - Dies and punches

FTPD & NLG

Thursday, February 14, 2013

Pink, Red & White


Hi everyone.  Today's Sassy Studio Designs Dare to be Sassy Thursday is all about Pink, Red & White.  I made this card for my friend's birthday.  She is 29...again!!!  I started with this fabulous image from SSD called Philippines Honey.  I colored her with Copics, cut her out and popped her up with SU dimensionals.  I took some liberties with the image and removed the fan she had in her hand.  I replaced it with the sentiment.

I broke into my Anna Griffin stash for the background paper.  I do love Anna Griffin.  The red ribbon is leftover my niece's wedding.  The pink is generic ribbon I found while cleaning my studio.    I would say that I hope my friend likes it but I know the answer already.  Her birthday was the 12th and she loved it.

Please head over to Sassy Studio Designs and check out what the rest of the design team has done for your inspiration.  Thanks so much for stopping by.

These are the challenges I have entered:

The Crazy Challenge #138 - For a birthday
Party Time Tuesday #107 - 3 of 1 thing
Inky Impressions - Ribbon or twine
Paper Pretties #245 - Red, pink & white
Charisma Cardz #6 - Anything goes
Southern Girls #62 - Bling it on 
Nordsalten #3 - Birthdays
Pin and Tack #6 - Anything goes
Stampotique Designers #86 - Red, pink & white
The Crafty Blogger #8 - Anything goes

FTPD & NLG

Thursday, February 7, 2013

For My Mother


Hi everyone.  This week's Sassy Studio Designs Dare to be Sassy Thursday is all about hearts.  The challenge is to use at least one heart in your project.  I chose to dedicate a card to my mother.  Next week will mark the second anniversary of her passing and I still miss her like it happened yesterday.

I decided to use this image because my sister says it is the prettiest SSD image.  I used Copics to color the image and I fussy cut her out.  I made the wings by stamping Versamark on plastic and using white embossing powder.  I think she makes a beautiful angel.  

For the heart requirement, I embossed pearl shimmer paper with a heart Cuttlebug folder.  The border ribbon punch is from EK Success.  The ribbon is generic.  Behind the background is a piece of mirror paper and the base card is made of pearl shimmer paper.   The Thinking of You stamp is from Our Daily Bread.  I know I can't exactly mail this to my mother but I think she helped me make it.

Please head over to Sassy Studio Designs and see what the rest of the design team has created for your inspiration.  Thanks for stopping by.

FTPD & NLG

 Robyn's Fetish #145 - Have a heart
That Craft Place - White on white
The Cheerful Stamp Pad #53 - You have my heart
Forever Friends #54 - Use ribbon or lace
Lexi's Creations #83 - Valentine / love
Loves Rubberstamps #38 - Anything goes
Papertake Weekly - Anything goes
Tuesday Alchemy #49 - Anything goes
Simon Says Stamp - Have a heart

Sunday, February 3, 2013

HEARTS AND FLOWERS


Hi everyone.  This is going to be a very quick post.  I had a long day and can barely keep my little eyes open.  Corrosive Challenges is back with another challenge.  The new challenge is to use hearts and flowers.  I wanted to make something different so I went for this clean and simple card.  The image is Jacob Black from our amazing sponsor Sassy Studio Designs.  I got lucky and had a heart die that was made up of flowers so that covered both requirements.  It's called Serafina Heart by Memory Box.

Please head over to Corrosive Challenges and see what the rest of the design team has created for your inspiration.  Thanks so much for stopping by.

FTPD & NLG

Challenges entered:

Simon Says Stamp - Anything goes
The Ribbon Girl - Love / Valentine
Forever Friends #54 - Ribbon or lace
Die Cuttin' Divas #100 - Anything goes
Loves Rubberstamps #37 - Have a heart
Sweet Stamps - Valentine or love
Craft us Crazy #36 - Get to cutting
Little Miss Muffet #53 - Hearts and flowers
Crafty Ribbons - Anything goes with ribbon