Wednesday ----

I am starting to get somewhat caught up. Not the house, the laundry, and that is always one step forward, two back. But getting a few things on my to do list done.

My first card is catching up from last week. I adored the sketch from Papertake Weekly challenge last week. And here it is late, but I just had to share it as Katharina's sketches are always brilliant, but I just especially loved this one.

I used one of my favorite Tilda's and Basic Grey Boxer papers. Tilda of course is colored in my Copics, white gel pen and Sakura glaze pens. I doodled the edges, all of the mats are the dark patterned paper from the collection, but you can't tell that in the photograph.

I used some vintage items like the lace for the scallops and a wooden token for the circle that I stamped with a Stampin Up Happy Birthday sentiment. I am happy, and I will be using this sketch again! Now to get this weeks challenge done before the week!

There are new stamps at Alota Rubber Stamps!!!!! You can see all of them HERE. Oh and Helene also has Copic Ciao Markers!

These are just so cute! And funny! If you haven't seen them you must run over and take a look! I got mine in the mail and went straight to my desk, mounted and stamped and had to make a card! The first stamp I used was "Lady in Water" Alright now this might just be the fact that I truly love my Magnolia Tildas... but doesn't this lady look like Tilda all grown up? And I love the fact that she isn't a twig. I mean I have Bellas and I think they are fun, and I have MFT stamps and she is cute too. But I can say this... I am a Full Figured Girl... and I love that these new stamps are some ladies with "love handles"! And there is one really cute balding, hairy chested wading dude too. And many other really cute figures.

Now to the card I made. I colored her with my Copics, white gel pen and a very light coat of stickles on the water. For the layout of the card I used this weeks sketch at Raspberry Ribbons Kits Blog. This is their second sketch and they are really great sketches, if you like using sketches check them out. I used a piece of Sassafrass Lass pattern paper, with that fabulous scalloped bottom. I have been hoarding these papers, I really have to love what I am doing before I cut into them! But love the way it turned out, very summery. The sentiment is also from Alota Rubber Stamps! And is just perfect with the image.

I am off, I would like to catch up on a few blogs and then I need to do at least a top layer of the house cleaning, before Hubby needs me to help him with something. So have a great Wednesday, and hope you have time to craft today!

HUGS and-

A Spoon Full of Sugar and some Raspberry Ribbon Love

I have some catching up to do! I have spent so much time outside with the new baby that I am really behind on my cards, and my blog surfing!

Today I have two cards my first is my DT card for A Spoon Full of Sugar: Challenge Blog.

This week is some for some "Animal Magic"
"We would love you to make a card with an animal somewhere in the design. Don't forget you must include at least one Sugar Nellie, Rachelle Anne Miller, Sarah Kay, High Hopes or a Hanglar Image somewhere on your design."

For my card I chose my Hat-itude Chicks from High Hopes. I colored them with my Copics and Spica Glitter Pens. Wish you could see that on the flowers, they really do sparkle! The pattern papers are from Paper Studio, and I used sage green and pale yellow Bazzil card stock. Everything is sewed down, twice! I liked the double stitching look. Prima flowers and buttons finish out the corner.

Why not give this weeks challenge a try. Lots of stamp brands to choose from and any animal will work!

My second card is a fun sketch from Raspberry Ribbons. I ran across this blog a few days ago I have of course drooled on their Ribbon kits from seeing them on lots of blogs, but then I found their blog and the fact that they are going to have a sketch challenge twice a month. The sketch this time really was cool, different and I had to give it a try.

I used a Sweet Ebony stamp and Doodlebug pattern paper and ribbons, I colored the image with my Copics to match the papers and ribbon, love the vintage colors. I don't do use these colors often, and I love them. For the sky I wanted something softer, so I used chalks.

I tried a million different things for the larger circle. I knew I wanted to use the buttons for the smaller circles, but that larger one... Then I found the flowers in my stash that were the same colors as the image, it just clicked. I couldn't decide which ribbon I wanted to use...he he..... so I used all three! I stacked the two on the bottom border of the image, love the soft velour flowers mixed with the satin ribbon. Then the larger ribbon I used as a background to my sentiment, which is from Stampin up, and punched with my new Stampin Up Word punch! (Thanks Claudia for helping me get one!)

Love the sketch, and think I will be checking in often to see what new ones they put up! Give them a look and see yourself.

Well I am off - Don't you think I should go back out and hug and love on the new baby? Don't want her to not feel loved ya know!

HUGS and-