Hello crafters! I can't believe it's been a whole week since my last post! YIKES! Where does the time go???

 

I have another clean and simple card to share today, and I think I love it! :) The image and sentiment are both free digis from Paper Smooches.

 

  

Pretty simple... I printed the sentiment directly onto the Desert Storm cardstock, then used a black Zig Writer to draw a frame 1/2" from the edges of the card. The berries are seperate images, printed onto white cardstock, colored, then popped up on dimensional adhesive dots.

 

Berries: RV25, RV23, RV21

Leaves - YG25, YG03, YG01

  

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

iCopic Weekly Challenge #79 - to use copics from the RV family

CAS-ual Fridays #49 - a sketch

Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes

  

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

  

  

If you follow my blog, you know I'm slightly obsessed with polka dots. Well, my favorite polka dot background stamp recently lost it's appeal... it doesn't seem to want to cling to my acrylic blocks anymore, and since it's rubber, it can be very hard to line up the pattern. So, I decided to look for a clear stamp that was similar. In my quest to find a replacement, I came across Paper Smooches. WOW! Such fun, silly, whimsical stamps... I'm totally crazy about them! Digging around their blog I found FREE digis, and they even host challenges every two weeks. So, of course I had to jump in on the fun!

 

The current SPARKS Challenge is to make a card taking inspiration from this photo:

 

So, I created a very clean and simple card using my new Paper Smooches goodies - Geo-Graphic and some free digis:

 

 

Rosy Cheeks - R01

Shading - Y32

 

Thanks for stopping by today! I would love to know what you think!

  

 

If you're not familiar with it, that crazy acronym stands for the My Favorite Things Wednesday Stamp Club #67. Every week on Splitcoaststampers, My Favorite Things hosts a sketch challenge, and I could not resist the current sketch! Check it out...

 

 

Simple, clean lines... just my style! I used a new-to-me Pure Innocence stamp from My Favorite Things called Being Cute Is What I Do. Isn't she sweet?? I paper-pieced her shirt with cardstock from the Lilly Anna Collection from Red Rubber Designs to coordinate with the card. The rest of the image is colored with Copics. And, instead of using two circular embellishments like the sketch suggests, I added two ribbon loops in their place. Pretty simple, and totally cute!

 

  

Skin - E21, E00, E000

Hair - E27, E25, E23, E21

Jeans - B37, B34, B41

Grass - YG25, YG03, YG01, YG00

Hair Ties - R85, R83, R81

  

Thanks so much for stopping by today! I would love to know what you think!

  

 

Today, Karan at Cardabilities has a brand new sketch for you! And I am thrilled to be making my first post as a member of the Cardabilities Design Team with today's sketch!

   

Here it is...

  

...and here is my card...

  

Noses - E25, E23

Fur - E34, E31, E30

Collars - R89, R59, R29

Grass - YG63, YG61

Sky - BG000, BG0000

  

I went with a 5" x 5" square card for this sketch, and used the adorable Puppy Love set by Torico from There She Goes. The image, pawprint, and sentiment are all stamped on white cardstock, but I sponged some Versamagic Wheat Ink onto the edges, so it would coordinate with my patterned paper better. The polka-dot and pale blue papers are from the Fancy Pants 6x6 paper pad called Winterland. And, I added a little hand stitching once again... slowly using up that DMC floss I've been hoarding for years!

 

Be sure to check out the Design Team Reveal on the Cardabilities Blog for loads of inspiration using this sketch!

 

I hope you'll get a chance to get crafty and play along... thanks for stopping by!

 

  

It's time for another challenge at Whimsie Doodles! This month, you get to Choose You Own Challenge! Here are the options:

  

A: Create a card using the Spotlight Technique

   

B: CASE this card, made by Melyssa:

 

   

C: Use an office supply AND lined paper on your project

  

And, for a little bit of inspiration to get you started, here is my card CASEing Melyssa's. I had patterned papers in my stash similar to what Melyssa used on her card, so I copied the color scheme as well as the layout.

  

  

Skin/Cheeks - E21, E00, E000, R30

Hair - E37, E35, E34, E31
Cape/Shirt - Y17, Y35, Y32

"S"/Bow - R24, R22, R20

Mask/Shoes - B02, B00, B000, B0000

Sky - B000, B0000

 

You have until April 25th to upload your NEW project to the Whimsie Doodles Blog for a chance to win! There will be 2 lucky winners chosen at the end of the month... one winner will receive a FREE digi, and another will join the Doodlelicious Divas as a Guest Designer!

  

So... what challenge will YOU choose???