Have you played along with this month's Tasty Tuesday Challenge at Your Next Stamp yet?? We have a YUMMY inspiration photo to get your creative juices flowing, check it out...

     

  

I love these colors, but I honestly had the hardest time with this challenge! Whenever I get stuck, or lack the creative mojo, I have the urge to shop! BUT, I resisted (this time!) and made do with what I had. I made a cute little 4x4 note card, using the porcupine from Smiley Happy Critter Crew Set 2, and a sentiment from the Basket Animals set. After I colored him with Copics, I masked over him, and sponged Tumbled Glass Distress Ink for the sky, and Memento Rich Cocoa Ink for the ground.

Simple, but sweet, don't you think?

     

   

Face/Feet - E74, E71, E70

Quills - E79, E77, E74

Cheeks - R30

       

You have until the end of the month to join in the challenge... just create something using the photo as your inspiration, and link it up to the Your Next Stamp Blog. You don't even have to use YNS stamps to play along! So no excuses! Go get creative!

       

       

Fair warning... today is a busy day on my blog, so I apologize in advance for blowing up your inbox!!

    

First up, it's time for another Tuesday Morning Sketch! This week, we are sponsored by one of my FAVORITE stamp companies... There She Goes! I wish I could be this week's lucky winner - I have a wish list a mile long!!

So, are you ready to play along for your chance to win? Here is the sketch...

   

    

...and here is my take on the sketch. This lion and silly sentiment are from the Jungle Out There set from There She Goes. (I love just about everything drawn by Melyssa Connolly!!) He's colored with Copics, fussy cut, and popped up on foam adhesive. I think this sentiment is so fun... it's a great starter for a belated birthday card, to congratulate someone, or even to share some exciting news.

    

   

Lion - YR23, YR21, YR20

Mane/Tail - E39, E37, E35, E33

Cheeks - R30

Paws - E33, E31, E30

Ears - R20, R30, R000

    

Now head on over to the Tuesday Morning Sketches Blog to see what the rest of the team cooked up! You won't be disappointed!

I'll be back in a bit! :)

     

     

It's time for more Fun Friday inspiration at Your Next Stamp! This month, our theme is SPRING FLING!

          

Has spring reached your neck of the woods yet? We've had beautiful spring weather here for a few weeks, but I know some parts are still covered in snow! Crazy!! Some of you might be in serious need of some spring cheer, so sit back and enjoy!

     

I created a simple little Spring scene on my card today. I started by making a cloudy background using a cloud die, Tumbled Glass Distress Ink, and a sponge. Then I cut a couple layers of grass with my Fiskars Grass Border Punch. The fence is cut from the Your Next Stamp Fence Die, and trimmed to fit the width of my card. The flowers were white, but I dripped a little bit of Copic R30 Refill Ink onto each one to dye them pink, and stuck a pearl to each center. Lastly, I added this cute critter from the Smiley Happy Critter Crew #3. I wanted him to be white, so I just did a little coloring, and added some white flock to his tail. He's fussy cut, and simply tucked between the layers of grass and held on with some dimensional glue dots, so he pops up just a tad.

      

           

Stay tuned to the Your Next Stamp Blog each Friday this month for lots more Spring inspiration!

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

    

Entering the following challenges:

       

              

There She Goes is having a color challenge this week - to use blue, yellow, and neutral. It's one of my favorite combos, so I had to make time to play along! I automatically thought of the Under the Weather set for these colors, and when I saw the current Freshly Made Sketch, I knew exactly what I wanted to do! I picked out the perfect piece of patterned paper from the My Mind's Eye Moments 6x6 pad, and used it to paper-piece her rain coat. The rest of her was colored with Copics to match. After coloring her, I masked her so I could sponge the blue sky around her... I should have done it before paper-piecing the coat, because I couldn't get my mask to line up quite right. Oh well... I guess it's close enough!

     

   

Skin - E11, E21, E00, E000, YR0000, R00

Hair - E55, E31, E30, E50

Umbrella, Boots - Y17, Y15, Y13, Y11, Y00

Heart - R46, R43

Buttons, Headband - B39, B37, B34

Boot Soles - 100, T7, T6, T5, T4

Umbrella Handle, Ground - T4, T3, T2, T1, T0

Shading on Coat - T2, T1

     

That's all for today!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

          

Entering the following challegnes:

    

   

Today is review day at All That Scraps, and we are taking another look at the newest additions to the C.C. Designs stamp line. If you are a regular visitor to my blog, you know I have a major weakness for monkeys, and the C.C. Designs monkeys are some of the cutest out there! This is Mrs. Monkey...

     

She is colored with Copics, and paired with some pretty paper from the My Mind's Eye This and That Graceful 6x6 pad. I inked all of the edges with Versamagic Jumbo Java Ink, and added some very wide zig-zag stitches. The sentiment is from the new For My Gal Clear Stamps. The layout is from the SplitCoastStampers Sketch Challenge #429.

      

    

Monkey - E37,E35, E33, E31

Face, Ears - E21, E00, E000, YR0000, R00

Bow, Apron - R59, R39, R37, R35, R32, R30

Ground - E43, E42, E41, E40

        

That's all from me... you can see more eye candy from the Design Team at the All That Scraps Blog.

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

     

Entering the following challenges: