Merry Monday #39-{Laughter and Cheer}

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Welcome to another week at Merry Monday! The idea behind this challenge is to get a head start on your Christmas cards! Each week, I choose one Merry Monday Winner who will then be a Guest Designer for a future challenge!  So get out your Christmas supplies and let's get to work! This is our last week with the amazing Carrie Gaskin! Thank you Carrie for a great month of inspiration!! It is always fun hanging with you!

{Supplies Used}

Stamps: Sentiment (AMUSE), Itty Bitty Christmas Stamps (Pink Cat Studios)

Ink: Memento Black Tuxedo, Copics

Paper: October Afternoon Cakewalk, Vanilla CS from Flourishes, Kraft from Michaels

Extras: Button from SU!

I inked up a Pink Cat image that I love and coloured the images with my Copics. The paper is brand spankin' new to me from October Afternoon. The paper is supposed to be birthday paper but I thought it was kind of Christmassy, especially with the fun image! The design team has created some awesome samples to get you in the festive spirit! Welcome to Lauren as our Guest Designer this week!

Allisa Chilton	Bonnie Klass	LeAnne Pugliese
Narelle Farrugia	Carrie Gaskin (FD)	Nina Forsyth
Sue Joyce	Wendy Aungst	Lauren Bergold

Freshly Made Sketches #28 {Oink, Baa, Peep}

Wow! Wednesday already! Time for another challenge at Freshly Made Sketches and this week I am the hostess!  My sketch was created to showcase three little words on the side, but as you will see, the design team has used those three spaces in some wonderful and unique ways!!!  I also decided to play along at CAS-ual Fridays in the Bold and the Beautiful to combine black with pastel colours. This is our last week with Narelle and Alissa as our Guest Designers! March went MUCH too fast! I thoroughly enjoyed getting to know these lovely ladies!!!

I inked up a set from Pink Cat that I think is SO cute.  I coloured the images with my Copic markers and tried to make the sheep look fluffy with some extra shading.  The reason I purcahsed this set is because of the awesome animal "birthday greetings"...moo, baa, oink, quack...yep, I thought it was pretty cute!

I hope you will join in with both challenges and have some fun with us this week!!!  

Paper Players Sketch #88-{You're Tweet!}

Sunday is here and that means tomorrow I am back to work after a wonderful week off for Spring Break. My husband and I went away for a few days and so I have spent this morning, catching up on comments. We went to a lovely lodge that is located near the ocean and enjoyed whale watching and being outside, walking along the beach. The weather was amazing! 

This week we have a terrific sketch by the talented Ann Schach! I loved working with it and I know you will enjoy it as well!  I wanted to play with a new stamp I recently found from Pink Cat.  It is called "Love Birds on a Swing".  I think it is super cute. The reason I chose the muted tones was because it matched my BRAND NEW PAPER from Pink Paislee called "Indigo Bleu"...wow!  I LOVE this paper and what is more, I love ALL their paper. I found their product through Mona Pendelton. Thank you Mona!  I have ordered 2 more of their paper packs, I would say I am hooked! LOL!

Supplies Used:

Stamps: Pink Cat Studios  "Love Birds on a Swing"

Papers: Baja Breeze, Sage Shadow, Whisper White, Pink Paislee "Indigo Bleu"

Inks: Memento Black, Copics

Extras: Lace Ribbon from Scrapbook Essentials BC, Baja Breeze Button (retired from SU), 

Rectangle Nesties, SU Decorative Label Punch for Sentiment

My image is coloured with Copics. Sorry this is not the best picture, I had trouble trying to capture the colouring, it is actually darker IRL. The flash washed it out it a bit.  We hope that you will join the Paper Players Challenge this week!  Please be sure to visit the other DT Members to see their wonderful creations!  Enjoy your week!  I am looking forward to getting back into the swing of things!  I have decided to begin a learning unit on Gray Whales with my class after this week's adventures, I am excited to get started!  This is also our last week with talented GD Sherry Eckblad, thank you Sherry for your hard work as our March Guest Designer!!!

The Paper Players Design Team

Ann Schach

Anne Marie Hile

Jaydee

LeAnne Pugliese

Lesley Croghan

Nance Leedy
Jenn Picard 
Heidi Boos
Sherry Eckblad 

The Paper Players Challenge #84 & CAS-ual Fridays {Getting "Punny" with a Bunny!}

Today is Sunday and that means another challenge from the Paper Players. This week LeAnne is our hostess and she has a wonderful sketch for us!!!  I love that it comes with room for three things...it took me forever to narrow down which three things!

I decided to "interpret" the sketch and the three circles suddenly launched an idea in my head!  This week at CAS-ual Fridays, they are looking for cards with "puns" in the sentiment. I knew just the sentiment I wanted to use, and so I went to work to create this "cheer you up" card because "Everyone Needs a Friend Who Is ALL Ears"...right?

Supplies Used:

Stamps: Seniment (AMUSE), Bunny from Pink Cat Studios

Paper: Black, White and Blushing Bride DSP

Inks: Copics, Memento Black Ink

Extras: Pretty in Pink Ribbon

I coloured the bunny's ears and noses with my Copics and then outlined them with a neutral Copic Marker.  The DSP is from an old Hostess pack from SU and is in the colour Blushing Bride.

We hope that you will join the Paper Players Challenge this week!  Please be sure to visit the other DT Members to see their wonderful creations!

The Paper Players Design Team

Ann Schach

Anne Marie Hile

Jaydee

LeAnne Pugliese

Lesley Croghan

Nance Leedy

Scrapbook Essentials BC Sketch Challenge

Happy Valentine's Day! We have another challenge at Scrapbook Essentials BC this week!  It is another clean and simple sketch this week, I sure hope you like it!  Feel free to make the tab on the side a pull or a sentiment or anything that inspires you!

Supplies Used:

Stamps: Pink Cat Studio "Lily at the Beach"

Papers: Red and Turquoise, with White

Inks: Memento Tuxedo Inks, Copics

Extras:  Tiny Mosaic Embossing folder from Cuttlebug, Big Shot, Copics

I was happy to ink up my Pink Cat Studio stamps called "Lily at the Beach". Stacey at Scrapbook Essentials BC is able to order Pink Cat Stamps, please contact her by emailing her by clicking HERE. I coloured the sweet Lily with my copic markers and I used the Tiny Mosaic Embossing folder from Cuttlebug. The embossing folder mimics the turtle's shell!  I hope you have the chance to join us this week!

Scrapbook Essentials Challenge-A Sketch from ME!!

Welcome to another week at Scrapbook Essentials BC.  This week we have a sketch created by me!  In fact, starting today we will be doing 2 challenges per month instead of 4 so that means you have TWO WHOLE WEEKS to join us!!!

The sketch is REALLY simple and easy I hope!  I inked up a Pink Cat Studio Stamp that I have not used in SUCH a long time.  This sweet image is from the set "Tweet Plate".  If anyone is wishing to order any of the Pink Cat Studio stamps, please contact Stacey ASAP by clicking HERE.  An order will be placed once a minimum order is reached.

I used some new goodies from Stacey's STORE to make my card!!!!  The pattern paper is from Basic Grey and is called "Kissing Booth", it is so pretty!!!  I also used some Copics to colour the main image.  These are the colours I used below.

The circle is cut using the Lacey Circle Die from Spellbinders, also available in Stacey's online store!  The embossed pink paper was created using a new to me embossing folder that I found online in Stacey's store called "Tied Together" by Couture Creations.  The best thing about this embossing folder is it is 5x7"!! Now you can do the whole card front without any borders.

Won't you join us this week?  Click HERE to join us!

WSC-{Celebrate}

Tonight I wanted to play along with the sketch at WSC Getting Sketchy.  I don't own any of their stamps so I had to improvise. This was the perfect chance to use sweet Lily from Pink Cat Studios.

Here is the sketch. It had a lot of fun panels which I found to be challenging but really wanted to try!

And here is my card I created for this sketch.  I hope you like it!  I used some Echo Park Paper and coloured the image with my Copics. Then I added a big button from my stash. I used the Curly Label Punch for my sentiment and added a couple of pearls. The main strip of paper in the background was crimped to add some interest.

Thanks for stopping by!!!

Just Add Ink and CAS-ual Fridays

Today at Just Add Ink, they are hosting a wonderful sketch challenge!  The CAS-ual Friday Challenge blog is asking us to Just Add Colour. I loved the simple layout and decided to play with a Pink Cat digital stamp from my stash. 

I love this little Dino.  So I inked him up with my Copics and cut him out carefully.  Then, using my deckled rectangle nestabilities, I framed him for the centre of the card and popped him up on dimensionals. I used the Rectangle shape instead of the Oval

This little Dino is having a yummy “bite” of cake! I love it, this is how I want to eat cake but I try to restrain myself! LOL!  I wanted the sentiment to reflect that a person SHOULD eat cake and have some fun on their birthday too.  So I stamped this…”It’s YOUR day…ENJOY!” 

Be sure to visit the gals at the Just Add Ink and CAS-ual Friday Challenge blogs to play along this week! I am so happy you stopped by!

Just Us Girls and Fall-to-Layout

Well I can't sleep.  I spent the day purging and cleaning my craft room!  It feels SO much better and I am thrilled with it!!  Being all clean and tidy, got me in the mood to craft!  So I was looking through some fun challenges and came across the Fall-to-Layout Sketch and the Colour Challenge over at Just Us Girls.

A work mate just had a baby in September and so I wanted to create a card for her that we could all sign.  She had a girl, but I just had to colour the cute dino in green.  LOL!  I used the Pink Cat Dino Image and some Certainly Celery Cardstock and some retired "Lavender Lace" cardstock.  The lavender piece was embossed with my dots folder.  I used my Oval nestie for the main image and then my wide oval punch for the sentiment.  This is a really clean and simple card, I hope she likes it!

Thanks for stopping by!!!