It's time for another Tuesday Morning Sketch, and one of my favorite sponsors is back with us this week... Bugaboo! I have loads of their images, and just don't get around to using them as often as I'd like, so it's always fun for me when they sponsor TMS! :)

   

Our sketch this week was designed by our lovely and talented Melissa...

      

   

... and there is also a TWIST along with the sketch! This time around, we want to see BIRTHDAY CARDS! It's an easy one, right? And who doesn't need more birthday cards in their stash? It is also a judged challenge, so bring your A-game! The Design Team will be voting on our favorite entries to select this week's winner!

    

How about some inspiration? I used Bugaboo's Birthday Monkey Topper. I cut around his hands and face, so he would appear to be peeking over the edge of the lower panel. I left off the oval shape on the sketch, and instead stamped my sentiment onto a banner die cut, and stitched it to the card. The ends of the banner are curled outward just a tad.

     

   

Monkey - E37, E35, E33, E31

Face, Ears - E21, E00, E000, YR000

Balloon - BG49, BG15, BG13, BG11, BG10

Hat - Y38, Y35, Y32, Y17, Y15, Y13, Y11, C1

    

You can see more inspiration with the sketch over at the Tuesday Morning Sketches Blog.

You have until Sunday, April 14th to link up for a chance to win some Bugaboo digis! I can't wait to see what you come up with!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

      

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I meant to share these cards LAST Sunday, but somehow, this never published! And with the Easter holiday, and the kiddos being on spring break, I didn't even notice until today that they never got posted! Oops! Better late than never I guess...

     

If you didn't see the exiting news, you can check it out here... Christine at C.C. Designs is now manufacturing her own line of clear photopolymer stamps!! There were three sets released this month (AmyR Wedding Sentiments II, For My Guy, and For My Gal), and more to come in the future!

     

I made a couple of clean and simple cards with the For My Guy clear stamp set... I had so much fun with these images, and can't wait to use the rest of the set!

   

The first card features the tie stamp and sentiment from the set, as well as the new C.C. Cutters Guys Dies. I cut the tie shape with the die cut first, and then stamped the tie outline after cutting... this was SOOO easy to line up with the clear stamps! The sentiment was stamped first with black ink, then I used Versamark ink to highlight the word "tie-riffic"... I inked up just that word on the stamp, and offset it from the first one stamped in black. Again... SOOO easy to do with clear stamps!

    

     

The second card features the adorable little fish from the set, and coordinating sentiment. I used my Circle Nestabilities, and Fiskars Scallop Edge Scissors to make the fish bowl. The edges of the "water" are inked with Broken China Distress Ink. I have no idea where those little blue beads came from, but found them in my stash and thought they would make cute bubbles! The sentiment was stamped on the smallest banner from the C.C. Cutters Banner Tags Die.

    

     

That's all I have today! Thanks so much for stopping by!

   

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It's the 5th again already, and that means it's time for another Crafty Gals Challenge! This month, we are celebrating the talented Barb by CASEing one of her works of art! I had so much fun browsing through Barb's blog, and admiring her great style! She uses lots of layers and bright colors, and almost always adds buttons or brads to embellish her cards. It was tough to pick just one card to CASE! I finally decided on this one that she posted back in February. I have lots of dog images, so I knew I would be able to go with the same theme, but what really caught my eye was the center opening... I ALWAYS do standard folds, so I thought it would be fun to try something different! Thanks for the inspiration Barb! :)

    

(Barb's Original Card)

     

So here is what I came up with... my layout is the same, but I changed up the colors. I used a precolored digi from Clearly Digi Stamps called Mr. Spike. I used my Memento Tuxedo Black Marker to draw the border around the image. The patterned paper is a digital paper that is included with the image. Instead of an oval for my sentiment (also part of the Mr. Spike set), I cut it out with my Your Next Stamp Fishtail/Banner Dies. To finish it off, I added a little heart shaped button tied with jute twine.

     

     

Be sure to visit the rest of the Crafty Gals to see how they have honored Barb today... you can find their blog links on my sidebar.

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

    

         

That's right, it's C.C. Designs 6th Birthday today, and there's no better way to celebrate than with a BLOG HOP!

    

If you have arrived here from Lesa's Blog, then you are in the right spot. But if you are just joining in, you'll want to head to the All That Scraps Blog to start the hop at the beginning. As you hop along, be sure to leave a comment on each Designer's Blog... one very lucky winner will be chosen at random and given a $25 Gift Certificate to the All That Scraps Store!!! You have to comment on EACH blog to qualify, so make sure you don't miss any stops!

      

Most of the team is featuring the C.C. Designs special anniversary stamp, Balloon Peep. I used the digital version, and made a pretty simple card. After coloring the image, I doodled a border around the edge of the panel with my Memento Tuxedo Black Marker. The sentiment from AmyR Spring Sentiments was stamped onto a die cut from the C.C. Cutters Banner Tags Die, and I curled the end outward, just a little. The main panel is raised up on foam adhesive.

     

    

Peep - Y15, Y13, Y11, Y00

Beak - Y38, Y35, Y32

Balloon - RV25, RV23, RV21, RV10, RV000

      

Your next stop is Mae's Blog.

And just to be sure you don't miss any stops, here are all the designers participating today...

Simone
Delphine
Jay Jay
Amy
Christa
Tracy
Martine
Nancy
Eva
Anita
Lesa
Laura (you are here)

Mae
Mary
Francine

          

You have until 12:01am CST on Saturday, April 6th to complete the hop. The winner will be announced on the All That Scraps Blog.

              

Now, hop along! Enjoy the eye candy, and don't forget to leave some love! :)

Thanks so much for joining the C.C. Designs Birthday Celebration!

     

        

A new batch of Sweet November Fairwee stamps were released this month from All That Scraps, and they are ADORABLE!! I LOVE the Fairwee's, and they were some of the first stamps I purchased when I discovered All That Scraps. I'm so excited to add more of them to my crafty collection! :)

      

This is Fairwee Josie's Brella... I went with a very simple layout, and used a sentiment from an older AmyR set called Spring Sentiments.

       

    

Skin - E21, E00, E000, YR0000, R00

Hair - E49, E47, E44, E43, E42

Dress, Flower Center - Y17, Y15, Y13, Y11

Stem, Grass - YG17, YG03, YG01

Wings, Droplet - BG01, BG000, BG0000

Flower Petals - C1, C0, C00

    

There is more inspiration with these new cuties at the All That Scraps Blog... hop on over and be sure to enter this month's giveaways while you're there!

Thanks for stopping by!

   

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