A Touch of Spring at Stamp Something!

Happy Friday and Welcome!  Thanks for coming by today!  Our challenge at Stamp Something is hosted by ME!  And I chose "A Touch of Spring" as the theme!  Whiff of Joy is our sponsor for this challenge!  I used one of my favorite WOJ images and colored her with watercolor pencils and gel pens. The layout is from the sketch at Basic Grey (though the card is not eligible!)  I just love the colors of this!  The sentiment is from SU.  The papers are K&Co and the lace was from a "kit" I got at The Dollar Tree!  I really hope you join in the challenge and help us beat the winter blues!  The DT has done a fantabulous job, so please visit them all!  Thanks for stopping by!


Challenges:
A Spoon Full of Sugar:  Spring is in the Air
Inky Impressions: Spring colors (brown goes out, pinks come in)
Simon Says:  3 embellishments (pearls, flowers, lace), 2 papers, 1 image
Whiff of Joy:  Swirls and pearls, WOJ image
Allsorts:  3, 2, 1 (3 types of embellishments, 2 papers, 1 image)
Pile it On: Flowers
Stamp With Us:  Pastels, cream & beige

New Digi

So I'm addicted to Greeting Farm images!  I usually would prefer to have rubber stamps, but when I saw this digi, it was a MUST have!  She's too cute!  So I went with a sketch and I saw that the challenge for Creative Inspirations was Sepia...well I started with the right tone!  Anyway, the image is called "Rain."  I colored her with watercolor pencils.  The sentiment is a wood stamp from my stash.  The small flower stamps are from a SU set.  The paper is DCWV Crafty Stack. The flowers are different Primas layered and affixed with gold spacers and copper brads.  The large brads I got at Joann's.  I edged all of the layers with Close to Cocoa ink from SU.  Thanks for taking a peek!  See you soon!


Challenges:
Crafty Cardmakers:  digis
Pollycraft:  2 images (Rain, flowers)
A Spoon Full of Sugar:  Spring is in the air
Creative Inspirations:  Sepia
Crafty Creations:  Stitching (back ground papers have faux stitching on print)
C.R.A.F.T.: Digi coloring
Anyone for Anya:  Flower power
Crafty Pad: Sketch
Pile it On: Flowers

Birthday and a Sketch

Hi again!  Hope everyone is having a fun and eventful week! I'm getting some free time for a lot of stamping.  And I'm getting to ink up some stamps I haven't touched yet!  Like this Whimsy Dog!  I love him! He's so cute!  The sentiment is from SU.  I colored him with watercolor pencils and a gel pen.  I used 2 papers from a Doggy pack I got at Michaels.  The ribbon is also from Michael's.  The bone paperclips and the buttons I found at Big Lots.  Thanks for checking him out :) 

Challenges:
The Pink Elephant: Ribbon
Truly Scrumptious:  Sketch, Birthday
Paperplay: Birthday
Our Creative Corner:  Something old that's new (dog stamp!)

Whimsy's Magical Mythical Tour Blog Hop!

Welcome to my stop on the hop!  You should have come from Lisa's blog!  If not, please go back to Simmone's blog and start from the beginning! I'm very excited to be a part of this new release!  Whimsy is celebrating these new releases:

Mythical Collection designed by Katie Sowa
Pretty Peartunia
Shy-Ann
Water Lily
Splashy Sabrina

Sentiments Collection designed by Raindrop Echo Designs
Oval Snippets
Snippets Set 1
Snippets Set 2

And you have the shot at winning ALL of the new releases, some charms AND an assortment of flowers for participating in the hop!  You have until 11:59PM on Friday, February 19th.  Be sure to use Mr. Linky on the Whimsy Stamps home page to be eligible for the draw.

Here's what's up for grabs:

There is a SECOND chance at blog candy...Visit the Whimsy Inspirations Blog for more information!

So, I have the privilege of working with Shy-Ann!  I colored her with watercolor pencils, 3D glitter gel, and gel pens.  I tied a yellow bow and glued that to her bun and glued a tiny paper bloom in her hand.  The sentiment is done on MS Works and is punched on CB scalloped nested dies.  The background is embossed with CB Stylized flowers and the green inchies are embossed with CB Victoria folder. The ribbon is from Joann's and the sunflower is from a "scrap" bag at Wal-Mart I got YEARS ago!  Thanks for stopping by, and I hope you have fun hopping along!  Good Luck! 

Your next stop is Maddy's Blog!

Challenges:
Cute Daisy May: Bright and Cheerful
The Pink Elephant:  Ribbon
Die Cuts R Us:  No dp's
My Time to Craft:  Green plus one color
A Spoon Full of Sugar:  Spring is in the Air
Pile it On:  Flowers

MyGrafico Wednesday Sketch Challenge

Welcome! Thanks for coming by today!  Here's my post for MyGrafico this week!  We got to work with the CAMPING IN THE WILD set by Kelly Medina.  Isn't this bear sneaky looking?  I colored him with watercolor pencils.  The signpost, I colored in browns and grays to weather the look.  I used SU words for the sentiment and inside the card reads, "Birthdays can be such a bear! Hope it's a fun-filled day!"  I used CB folders Branches, and Mesh.  I also used the CB Funky Circles Die for the backing for the bear.  Thanks for stopping by and please visit ALL of the DT to see some fabulous inspiration!  

Challenges:
Die Cuts R US: No DP
My Time to Craft: Green + one (brown)
Crafty Cardmakers:  Digis
Pollycraft:  2 images (Bear, signpost)
Charisma Cardz: Think male
C.R.A.F.T.: Digi coloring
Paperplay: Birthday

Tuesday and Creative Card Crew!

It's a new challenge week at Creative Card Crew!  The challenge is to make a Get Well Soon card or project.  Our sponsor this challenge is:

Truly Scrumptious Crafts

and this is the prize up for grabs:

Our DT did a fantastic job with this challenge, so please check it out!  Onto my card...I decided that I need to replenish my "boy" cards.  So I went with Firefighter Ian from GF.  I colored him with watercolor pencils.  The layout is an old one from my stash.  I used some buttons that I disassembled and reassembled with different buttons to match the colors.  The sentiment is from SU.  The black background is done with CB Diamond Plate folder.  I burned the edges of the red cardstock to fit the projects feel :)  Hope you like it and I hope you check out everyone else's projects!  I wish I'd thought of them first!  Happy Day!

This card fits challenges at:

The Pink Elephant:  Ribbon
Crazy 4 Challenges:  Red
LaLa Land:  No DP
Charisma Cardz:  Think male
Die Cuts R Us: No DP

Sneak Peek for Whimsy's Mythical Collection

Welcome to the teaser...not much of one, I know ;)  But I hope it entices you to come back Wednesday to see the full project and find out where to purchase this beautiful little thing!  You can also visit the Whimsy Inspiration Blog or the Whimsy Stamps Store for more images...and maybe some teasers too! 

One Last Valentine!

Hi there! Hope you are having a phenomenal weekend!  This card is the last Valentine I had to make.  It's for my Mom.  She always said that she felt she had been possessed by aliens when my brother was born, so that was the inspiration for this...lol!  This is from my brother and I.  I used a set I won from a blog hop a while ago...Starving Artist stamps are the images.  I followed the sketch from Card Patterns.  I colored these guys with watercolor pencils.  The sentiment is from SU.  The hearts I got at a discount store...whole package was 49 cents!!!  The flower is 6 Primas layered.  I finished it with the silver eyelets.  Hope you love it!  Happy Valentine's Day!  And please come back tomorrow for a Sneak Peek at Whimsy's New Release coming Feb 17th! 

This card fits:

Card Patterns:  sketch

Our Creative Corner:  Something Old that is New (stamp set)

Daring Cardmakers:  Have a Heart

Stampin' For the Weekend:  Valentine's

ABC:  N is for New (stamp set)

Simon Says: Love

Rainbow Lady:  Have a heart, show some red (stripes and dots on hearts)

Stamp With Fun:  Hearts

Pile it On:  Flowers