Fishing You a Happy Birthday

Hey...I made a card last night and when I was finished I thought, "what's up with my color choices?!"  LOL!  Sometimes that happens, doesn't it?  I think it's because I started with one idea in my head (pick up the red and grey from the Authentique paper) and then I ended up with something different (fish don't look good colored red and grey and seaweed is usually green...)  Sigh...Well, nothing can take away from this darling fish image from the Happy Ocean Friends stamp set from Sweet 'n Sassy.  The past few days have been full of beautiful weather and sunshine, which has made me think of all things beachy (of course today it's pouring buckets!!)  so I wanted to use this set for today's sketch challenge over on Splitcoast.  Why not give today's sketch a try (but be careful with your color choices!  *giggle*)

Enjoy!

You're So Amazing

Happy Monday!  Wow...I can't believe it's already Monday again!  Is it just me or do the weeks fly by at an accelerated pace once one is...cough...cough...over 30? :-)  This girl could really use a four day weekend each week.  Yeah...that's it...work for three days, have four days off!  New work week! LOL!

Today I'm excited to share that I'm the guest designer for the Splitcoast CAS team!  Today's challenge was to create a white card with a white layer.  I confess that I had a bunch of ideas for this challenge, and even created a different card, but then this idea popped into my head and I opted to give my idea a try!  I only added a plain white layer on top of my white card base and punched each corner so I could add tiny rhinestones.  Then I went crazy with my Martha Stewart butterfly punch.  I actually just grabbed a few scraps and started punching!  Once I had my a good pile of butterflies I started laying them out on my card.  I figured out how I wanted them on the card before I started attaching with glue dots.  Then I added this sweet sentiment from Paper Smooches (love Kim's fonts!) 

And that, my friends, is my CAS card for today!  Hop on over to the forum and play along with today's challenge.  The team has created some amazing cards!!

Hip, Hip, Hooray...It's Sweet 'n Sassy Release Day!

Welcome to the Sweet 'n Sassy Release Day!  It's the most exciting day of the month, where we provide you with this month's full reveal and stamps and dies and we have a big 'ol party over on our SCS Forum (starting at 8:00 pm EST) tonight where we'll post a bunch of challenges and prizes will be offered!  And speaking of prizes, one person will win the ENTIRE release!!  Our winner will be announced at the end of our release party so be sure to comment on the DT blogs as you work your way through the hop...you never know, you might win...BIG!

On to the cards!  My first card, shown above, showcases a brand new floral image, Happy Place, and I love it!  This is a wonderful image for coloring and I used my Distress Markers to color this beauty.  My paper is from Authentique and I love the sentiment.  My hubby is definitely my dream come true...but he might not be all in to that big bouquet of flowers! LOL!

Next is another all time fav...a silhouette images.  I think we all know how I feel about silhouette images...I love them as much as floral images!  This sweet image is from the new set, Make a Wish, and it contains one dandelion image and a boatload of sentiments that are perfect for mixing and matching.  For example, I used the "wishing you" image with the "joy" but you can also choose from love, well, or peace.  I paired this image with the Friendship Script, lightly seen in the background, which was colored with Distress Inks.  I also used my brand spanking new chicken wire embossing folder for a little texture.  Ready to check out what the other DT members have come up with?  I know it's going to be beautiful and inspiring!  And don't forget to join the party tonight!!

Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps 

Jessica Fick

Dina Kowal

Sandy Domelle

Mary Faus

Cathy McCauley

Kim Singdahlsen

Brenda Weaver

Taylor Usry

Bridget Finlay

Holly McMillen

Kim Schofield - YOU'RE HERE!

Giovana Smith

Monika Davis

DJ Rants
Korin Sutherland

 

Release Day Sneak Peek

Tomorrow is Sweet 'n Sassy's release day!  That means new stamp sets, new dies, new creations, and a blog hop!!  And a big 'ol release party on our SCS Forum where we'll offer challenges and prizes!  Don't miss out on all the fun!! 

Monograms

Decided to play along with this week's CAS challenge on Splitcoast!  That's one of the things I love about the CAS challenges...it doesn't take long to create a card!  Well...as long as there's no stress surrounding trying out for any teams! LOL! 

Today's card features this great monogram stamp from PSA Essentials.  When I joined the team Libby sent me a K and S monogram stamps...fun, right?!  And this weeks CAS challenge was to utilize letter so...perfect combo!  I simply stamped the K, and border image, on white cardstock.  Punched it out, added a scalloped circle, and a run rosette.  Then just added an embossed paper banner to the card base.  Pretty clean, simple, and quick!!

Enjoy!

There's No Such Thing

I almost wanted to title today's post, "Always a Bridesmaid..."  LOL!  I wasn't selected for the CAS DT this time around (snagged a guest spot) and I was a little disappointed as I've tried out four times...sigh four times.  Funny, I don't try out for many teams.  One, I'm really happy being on the teams I'm currently on and two, there isn't a long list of teams I'm super excited about (well some I'm excited about but know I don't stand a chance or they're teams that don't post public calls...they hand select designers) but the CAS team...humm...that's one I really want and it's tough to make it to the very end, yet again, and not be selected.  However, I am really excited for two designers who did make the team as they've tried out along side me every three months, they're both very talented designers, and I'm giddy for them.  So for now I'm happy with my guest spot and maybe I'll try out again...we'll see...a girl can only handle so much rejection!  LOL!

Today's card was my final submission, which funny enough was selected as one of last week's CAS favorites.  This sweet stamp is from The Cat's Pajamas.  The challenge for this card was to use paper piecing on a portion of the image and I used designer paper, from My Minds Eye, on the sheep's scarf and pockets.  I adore the sentiment and loved the final outcome of this card.  The tag was created using a Tim Holtz die; the paper is also from My Minds Eye.  I dyed the ribbon with my Copic markers so that it would match the background color of the cardstock. 

Enjoy today's card and check back with me in three months...we'll see if I've "recovered" enough to try out for the team again!! :-)

Sew...How's Things?

Tonight's the night...The night we find out who made the CAS DT on SCS.  I can not wait!!  But until we find out - and seriously, everyone who tried out is so talented - I'll share a card I created using the last challenge we received; paper piecing.  This sweet image is from Waltzingmouse Stamps and this set, Sewing Box, Hugs, is one of my favorites.  I first stamped the bird on canvas (more obvious in person) then on DT from Cosmo Cricket.  Each piece of the bird was attached with foam tape so there's some nice dimension going on! :-)  I used a rectangle Nestibilities die to emboss the shape on the kraft cardstock.  The birdie was then attached and my sentiment added!  Super CAS!  Enjoy!