Sweet Sketch Wednesday #166

Hello Friends! Welcome to Thursday, the gateway to the weekend ... my weekend promises to be exciting .. a trip to the commissary and trying out a new church. And hopefully, I will get to do some more crafting!

Today I am happy to share this card that I made for this week's Sweet Sketch Wednesday challenge. I absolutely LOVE the sweet sketch wednesday blog and all the ladies on their DT. If you havent checked them out, you definately need to!

I was inspired by this MME Dilly Dally DP and this stamp set, Well Read WTG from My Favorite Things. I would love a couch with this print in my home! Of course, my husband would rather a couch of this awesomeness be in a study or, well, anywhere not in the living room.. haha.. And relaxing with a good book (on my kindle) is exactly what I want to be doing this weekend.

Thank you so much for stopping by and thank you again for your lovely comments, they really do make my day!

Supplies:
Stamps: Well Read WTG - my favorite things stamps
Paper: MME Dilly Dally, TE coordinating cardstock
Ink: Momento Tuxedo Black
Tools/Accessories: TE coordinating ribbon, Rolled daily die (mft), TE coordinating brad, Copics
Technique: Paper Piecing, sentiment inside :o)

Sweet Sketch Wednesday # 163

Hello Friends! Happy Weekend! So this is my third card and third blog post on my crafting "come-back trail" and it feels pretty good! I, as all of you do, love papercrafting. I really missed it so much during those long months of absence. I am back looking for fun challenges to participate in trying to get my followers / commenters up.

Today, I made this card for one of my all-time favorite challenge blogs, Sweet Sketch Wednesday's sketch #163. The ladies over there are always so sweet in their comments and how they share a little about their part of the world. Also, the design team is always so inspirational!

I chose to ink up this adorable stamp set from Taylored Expressions, called Sky's The Limit, which just happens to come with a coordinating Taylored Die set.

Thank you so much for stopping by my blog! I hope you like what you see, and I hope you stop by again soon! I (hope) plan to have more to share very soon!

I have yet to figure out the new way everyone is sharing their supply list .. Inlinkz .. I need my BFF, Cassie to show me what to do! So, I will list my supplies the old fashioned way .. (sheeish I feel old)

Stamps: TE Sky's the Limit

Paper: TE March KI Kit, Echo Park This & That Graceful dp

Ink: Momento Tuxedo Black

Tools/Accessories: TE Sky's the Limit dies, Echo Park This & That brads

Sweet Sketch Wednesday # 144

Hello Friends! Despite having terrible headache, I was able to make two cards today! YaY! I chose two of my top favorite challenge blogs and got to work. This one is for Sweet Sketch Wednesday #144. I just love MFT's Pure Innocence collection, they are so adorable and super fun to paper piece, which happens to be my favorite technique. I went ahead and stamped the coordinating sentiment on the inside of the card this time.

Card Details:

Stamps: MFT PI Making a List

Paper: Buttercream cs, MME Lost & Found Rosy dp

TE KI kit cs - Watermelon & Pear

Ink: Momento Tuxedo Black

Copics

Tools/Accessories: Oval Nestabilities, dimensional tape,

Black self adhesive pearls (KI Kit), black ribbon (KI Kit)

Technique: Paper Piecing

Thank you so much for stopping by my blog! I very much appreciate your visit and cherish each and every comment!

Sweet Sketch Wednesday # 143, CIC # 47 & TPE 138

Hello Friends! Yesterday, I had the wonderful pleasure of crafting. It used to be I could find time to craft pretty much every day ... but because of some recent and wonderful changes in our family, my crafting time has become unpredictable, sporatic and cherished.

I made three cards for three different challenges yesterday, and (sigh) it was great. This one is for Sweet Sketch Wednesday. A big Thank You goes out to the gals at Sweet Sketch Wednesday blog for reverting back to the old challenge rules. Thank You! This card qualifies for Clear Dollar Stamps' Clearly Inspired Challenge #47, which is one of my fav's : Anything Goes. And also for The Pink Elephant #138, challenge "Lets see those layers" -- at least 3 layers, and at my count, this card has a whopping 7!

I am particually happy with my coloring here, it kind of suprised me how it turned out! I was trying to emulate one of the flowers on the BG Picadilly dp, and even though the colors didnt turn out as I pictured in my mind, I am happy with it all the same.

Card Details:

Stamps: CDS Dahlia

Paper: CDS Bubblegum, BG Dahlia, Buttercream CS

Ink: Momento Tuxedo Black

Copics

Tools/Accessories: Black self-adhesive pearls

 Thank you so much for stopping by my blog today and I so grately appreciate your lovely comments!

A Sweet Sketch Color Throwdown Thanksgiving

Hello Friends! Happy Thanksgiving! I haven't played along with a color challenge in a long time, although they always intrigue me .. and tonight, I absolutely could not resist this week's Color Throwdown... the colors are probably one of my most favorite combos .. Real Red, Taken with Teal, Baja Breeze and Chocolate Chip. nice, right?  I just thought it went perfectly with this week's Sweet Sketch Wednesday challenge, which happens to be one of my favorite weekly challenges. Top it off with this adorable, brand-new stamp set from Paper Smooches and I am one happy crafter! Paper Smooches always inspire me to 'think outside the box' and that is why my little gnome has such a unique beard. This card just makes me smile, I hope it does you, too.

Card Details:

Stamps: Paper Smooches Forest Whimsey

Paper: Chocolate Chip, Real Red, Taken with Teal, Baja Breeze,

 Echo Park spots & stripes dp, Cottonball white

Ink: Baja Breeze, Real Red, Momento Tuxedo Black, Taken with Teal

Tools/Accessories: Coordinating Ribbon

Thank you so much for visiting my blog today, I do hope you enjoy your Thanksgiving holiday!

Sweet Sketch Wednesday #126 **Nice List Santa**



Hello Friends! Man, it feels like forever since I have been able to craft just for fun! Things have been, well,  to say the least ... upside down here at the Bryant house this last month. For now, at least, things seem to be getting back to 'normal'. 

I have missed my paper... I have an addiction to dp, I admit it. And I have had withdrawls to the point where I would go into the craft room to simply visit my dp.

Anyway ... I made this card for Sweet Sketch Wednesday #126. Also, at Paper Smooches, Kim is looking for Christmas cards, so that is why I was inspired to ink up my Paper Smooches' Santa Paws set. I (heart) Paper Smooches' images! Also, although this card may not be so "CAS" I will throw it in the mix at CAS-ual Fridays where they are asking for a design element to go 'over the edge'. I did it creations is calling for Christmas, The Crafty Pad is calling for Paper Piecing ( I paper pieced Santa's suit), and The Ribbon Girl is also calling for Christmas cards.

Card Details:

Stamps: PS Santa Paws

Paper: Ruby Red, Echo Park Seasons Greetings dp,

Cottonball White

Ink: Momento Tuxedo Black, Baja Breeze

Tools/Accessories: PS Doohickies jazzies, misc ribbon,

SU little felt flurries, sponge dauber

Copics: E00, E02, C1, C3, BG10 

Friday Mash-Up #23 with Sweet Sketch Wednesday #118

Hello Friends! Happy Friday! Today I have this adorable schoolbus card to share with you! I made it with two of my favorite challenges in mind, the first being Sweet Sketch Wednesday, and the second is The Friday Mash-up. This week, Friday Mashup's challenge, " itching to be stitching" is to add faux or real stitching to our cards, or, to make a school themed card, OR, to mash it up and do both! Well, I LOVE the look of stitching, but I did not have the patience or time to do it today, but I did use my "sew easy" thread as embellishment! And with all the kiddos back to school, it was fun to ink up "My Little Schoolbus" from Clear Dollar Stamps.

Thank you so much for stopping by! I value your visit and comments dearly!

Details:

Stamps: CDS My Little Schoolbus

Paper: Choice Snowwhite, Basic Black, Nautical Blue light,

 Echo Park Country Drive dp

Ink: Momento Tuxedo Black

Copics: C1, C3, C5, BV23, Y15, Y17, Y06, R46, BG10

Accessories: Black & Yellow Sew-Easy thread

Sweet Sketch Wednesday #117

Hello Friends! Happy Sweet Sketch Wednesday! If you cant tell by my blog posts, I love the sweet sketch wednesday blog. The DT ladies there are so 'sweet' and their sketches are 'delicious'! haha I couldnt resist! I made this card following the sketch with my new Paper Smooches stamp set, A Little Lovin'. I 'cased' the idea to paper piece the elephants from the Paper Smooches blog. It is the reason that I NEEDED this stamp set! Besides paper piecing being one of my favorite techniques, I love the special texture and dimension it gives the elephants.

I am also happy that it is FINALLY the last day of August. August always seems to just draaaggg on and on. Today also marks 1 month done of our 12 month deployment. nice. 11 more to go. WooHoo!

Details:

Stamps: PS A Little Lovin'

Paper: MME Honey Cake dp, Basic Black textured cs

Ink: Momento Tuxedo Black, charcoal chalk ink

Tools/Accessories: Lacey Circle & Circle Nestabilities, Corner Rounder, Rhinestone Brads, misc glittery heart, dimensionals

Thank you so much for stopping by! I cherish your comments & thoughts!

It's a Happy Day with Sweet Sketch Wednesday & Echo Park!

Hello Friends! Happy Monday! Ok, so I am one of those that is happy when Monday arrives. With my DH deployed, weekends can be a bit of a depressing snooze-fest. Not that we are actually sleeping, but I am sure you get the picture. So, I am glad Monday has arrived, and I hope everyone who had to endure hurricane Irene over the weekend has come out fairly unscathed....

Anyway, on to today's card.... I am very happy with this one! It cheers me up just lookin' at it! My BFF, Cassie, sent me this adorable TE stamp set called Downtown Diva which coordinated so well with the retro Echo Park dp - Happy Days. It reminds me of the old soda fountain in the little town we lived in when I was in 4th & 5th grades. I loved riding my bike there in the summer for a treat.

The sketch is from Sweet Sketch Wednesday .. how perfect for a "Sweet" card like this one! ( sweet shoppe.. sentiment- you're so sweet ... hehe ) I would love to hear what you think! Thank you so much for stopping by!! I hope you have a great week ahead. :o)

Details:

Stamps: TE Downtown Diva

Paper: Real Red, Choice Snowwhite, Echo Park - Happy Days dp,

 Tempting Turquoise

Ink: Momento Tuxedo Black

Tools/Accessories: Copics, teal & gold sew-happy thread,

sponge dauber, word window

Sweet Sketch Wednesday #115 & Friday Mashup #20

Happy Saturday friends! Today, I was able to spend some quality time crafting. (yay!) I was inspired by the sketch over at Sweet Sketch Wednesday (#115) , and the challenge over at Friday Mashup (#20). At Friday Mashup, we are challenged to create a project using buttons or a cupcake or Mash It Up and use a cupcake AND buttons! Hold the phone! My favorite cupcake, Cuppie was just itching to come out and play! I chose this set, Udderly Sweet from Taylored Expressions, because this card is intended for my friend, Erica K. who is from University of Nebraska. Coincidentally, so is my BFF, Cassie. humm interesting, right?



Card Details:

Stamps: TE Udderly Sweet

Paper: Echo Park Country Drive dp, Choice Snowwhite,

classic yellow green textured cs

Ink: Momento Tuxedo Black

Tools/Accessories: TE Cloud duo die, MFT white felt, Copics

Coordinating Ribbon (Aug TE KI Kit), misc buttons,

yellow sew-easy floss

Thank you so much for stopping by! I would love to hear what you think!

August Sparks challenge & Sweet Sketch Wednesday #114

Hello friends! Welcome to Thursday. Today started out with the welcome sound of raindrops hitting my skylights. Around here, rain is an exciting event! Anyway, my BFF, Cassie's daughter is celebrating her 10th birthday next week, and I made this card especially for her. Sweet Sketch Wednesday provided the inspirational sketch, and Paper Smooches' Sparks Challenge provided the rest of the inspiration with the colors and elements such as flowers, distressing, pearls and textures. I saw this idea to turn the santa paws doggie into a b-day dog on the Paper Smooches blog, I wish I were this clever on my own! It is actually one of the main reasons I decided to buy this stamp set! It is so versatile, not just for Christmas!

Click above to check out the sparks challenge details

Details:

Stamps: Paper Smooches' Santa Paws & Sentiment Sampler

Paper: October Afternoon Fly a Kite dp, Aqua, Whisper White, Real Red

Ink: Momento Tuxedo Black, Momento Rich Cocoa

Tools/Accessories: Misc paper flowers, pearls, MFT Ric-Rak Dienamics die

Circle & Lacey Circles Nestabilities

Thank you so much for stopping by today! I would love to hear what you think!

Clearly Inspired Challenge #33 -- Things with Wings --

Hello friends! Here we are again .. another 'first friday of the month' I cannot believe it is already August! Not to mention August 5th! My son has been a second grader for 5 days already! Not only is this all true, but it is also time for the Clearly Inspired Challenge over at Lori's blog, Clearlyistamp. This time, our talented hostess, Cassie, has challenged us to create with "Things with Wings". I immediately thought of the Clear Dollar Stamps' Bold Butterflies stamp set, which seems to be my go-to set when it comes to a flying object-hehe-

I also drew some inspiration from the following challenges:

Sweet Sketch Wednesday #113 -- sketch

ColourQ #96 --  use Tempting Turquoise, Bashful Blue, Basic Grey, Lucky Limeade and White

and Raise the Bar #69 is back and they are having an 'Anything Goes' challenge this week

Now onto the details of the Clearly Inspired Challenge!

 

Challenges are on the 1st and 3rd Fridays of each month, and you'll have 2 weeks to finish each challenge.

-Participants can use any stamps or digis from any company

 

-Only one entry per person per challenge

 

-Prizes will be given away after both challenges for the month. The number of prizes is determined by the number of participants for the month. For every 20 entries there will be a $10 gift certificate for stamps or digis up for grabs. (For example if over the entire month there were a total of 60 participants in both challenges, there will be 3 $10 gift certificates and 3 of the featured digital images to give away.

-We will also be giving away the featured digi image....one for every 20 entries!

 

Need more inspiration? Go check out Lori's Blog, home of the CIC, that is also where you enter your CAS card! Spread the word! The more entries we have, the more prizes up for grabs!

 

Ok, get to work! I cant wait to see what you all create!

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Card Details:

Stamps: CDS Elegant Accents stamps & Bold Butterflies

Paper: Tempting Turquoise, Bashful Blue, Whisper White,

Basic Grey, Echo Park for the record dp

Ink: Tempting Turquoise, Basic Grey, Kiwi Kiss

Tools/Accessories: Labels 4 & Ovals Nestabilities, Corner Rounder

CDS Bold Butterflies dies, Floral Screen embossing folder

Basic Grey taffeta ribbon

Sweet Sketch Wednesday #112 - Hey Chickie!

Happy Friday! Today is the big day my son finds out who his 2nd grade teacher is. He has been excited to find out since the last day of 1st grade 7 weeks ago... He can barely wait till 6pm so we can go check the rosters. haha .. he is a funny kid.

Anyway, yesterday I finally had a chance to play around in my craft room! These chances are few and far between lately so I grabbed my brand new Paper Smooches and got to work!

I was inspired by the wonderful sketch at Sweet Sketch Wednesdays. I just love that blog and the talented ladies on their DT. I always find inspiration there!

Also, this card fits into Phindy's Place Challenge where we are challenged to use die cuts.. which happen to be one of my fav's!

Thanks so much for stopping by! I hope you all have a wonderful weekend!

Details:

Stamps: Paper Smooches Chubby Chums

Paper: MME Life of the Party Lime Twist, TE KI July Kit

Ink: Momento Tuxedo Black, CDS Rich Cocoa hybrid ink

Tools: Scalloped Oval Nestabilities, SU chocolate chip brads,

Copics, chipboard picket fence - TE, coordinating ribbon - TE

Sweet Sketch Wednesday #99 on Thursday

Hello again Friends! Today I am sharing my card for this week's Sweet Sketch Wednesday. They are already on #99! From what I hear, next week's 100th will be a celebration! Anyway, I had alot of fun making this card, paper piecing is one of my favorite techniques, which is ironic seeing how I dont 'love' to cut out tiny details.. eh' I guess its worth the cutting for a fun effect! The stamp is from Clear Dollar Stamps April/Spring releases. Click HERE or the name of the stamp below to go straight to Clear Dollar's New Release section.

Details:

Stamps: Clear Dollar Stamps' Bunny Kids

Paper: Bermuda Bay, MME Stella & Rose Mabel dp, Neenah Solar White

Ink: Momento Tuxedo Black, CDS Fresh Papaya

Copics: E81, RV81, RV83, E23

Tools/Accessories: Ticket corner punch, word window, Bermyda bay ribbon, Sponge Dauber, dimentionals

Technique: Paper Piecing, Masking, Sponging

Thank you so much for stopping by, your visit and comments are so cherished!

Sweet Sketch Wednesday #98 with some BFF RAK

Hello Friends! This last week has been a bumpy one, ups and downs ups and downs. Thankfully, one of those 'ups' was a RAK package that I got from my BFF, Cassie. She sent me this awesome MFT WTG set called Who's that Harvesting Girl.. YAY! I just had to make her a Thank You card with the set she gave me. I followed this week's sketch at Sweet Sketch Wednesday, they are on #98 already! I hear they are doing it up for their 100th!

I got to do something new today! I have admired all the beautiful stitching I see all over blogland.. and I have wanted to try it for myself! I came across (what looked like a) neat stitching tool, but it didnt work out, SO... I remembered my old SU tool set, and I used my paper piercer and the hole guide and punched all those holes out and then stitched my floss thru each and every hole. I like how it turned out, but it was alot of work, and time consuming! I bet next time it will go faster because it wont be my first time.

Details:

Stamps: MFT WTG Who's that Harvesting Girl

Paper: Choice Buttercream, K&C Co Berry dp,

Green Galore

Ink: Momento Tuxedo Black

Tools: Paper Piercer, Goldenrod floss,

Big Scallop Oval & Lacey Circle Nestabilities,

 Ruby Red brads, Copics

Techniques: Paper Piecing, Sewing

Thank you so much for stopping by! Your visit is very appreciated, as are your comments! If you have any tips to make sewing on cards easier, I would love to hear them!  Thanks again! :0)

Sweet Sketch Wednesday # 97 Sponsored by Clear Dollar Stamps!

Hello friends! I really like Wednesdays, for several reasons, one being that it is again time for Sweet Sketch Wednesday's sketch challenge! I havent been able to participate for the last couple weeks, so I am SO excited to get to play along this week! And, I am very excited that Clear Dollar Stamps is sponsoring this week! YAY!!

I just recently received this fun BG 'Life of the Party' dp and I have been wanting to pair it with this past Stamp of the Month at CDS, and today was the day! Perfect, seeing how there are 4 April birthdays in my family! I needed another bday card!

Details:

Stamps: CDS Silly Goose Oct10 SOM

Paper: Neenah Solar White, CDS Deep Sea,

BG Life of the Party dp

Ink: Momento Tuxedo Black

Copics: C1, C3, B24, B97, YR68, Y38

Tools/Accessories: Ticket Corner Punch,

Circle & Lacey Circle Nestabilities, Real Red wide ribbon

Thanks so much for stopping by! Your visit really does mean alot to me! :o)

Sweet Sketch Wednesday #93 Just under the wire!

Goodness it seems like things have been hectic here this week! Spring break started a few days later than scheduled because of the "big ice storm of 2011" here in El Paso... better to make up the days now than at the end of the school year! Then on out first full day of spring break, my seven year old son decided it would be fun to balance on the edge of the wet bathtub .. of course he fell, cutting his head open, and he and I spent 8 hours (at night) at the hospital getting staples in his head. He was a trooper, even sleep deprived and in pain as he was, he had time to give me a hug. He is the inspiration, along with the sketch at Sweet Sketch Wednesday, for this card.

Details:

Stamps: Ladybug Hugs - CDS - March New Release

Cardstock/Papers: Neenah Solar White, MME Stella Rose dp

Inks: Bermuda Bay, Momento Tuxedo Black

Copics: RV63, E81, YG61, C1, C3

Accents/Tools: Corner Rounder, Word Window,

Misc wooden buttons, Sponge Dauber

Techniques:Paper Piecing, Masking, Sponging

Sweet Sketch Wednesday #92

Hello Friends! Happy Saturday! Spring has definately arrived here in the desert Southwest, trees are blooming, bulbs are peeking out from the soil, I just love the renewal of spring. However, I do not really like loosing an hour when we change our clocks ahead -- tonight -- ugh

Anyway, onto this morning's card. I made this one for Sketch #92 at Sweet Sketch Wednesday. The ric-rak shape on the sketch really caught my eye. I ended up with a double monochromatic theme. I really love this shade of blue, and the pink just seemed a logical choice. I like that the rose is polka-dotted. Wouldnt it be fun to grow polka-dotted flowers?

Clear Dollar Stamps makes these flowers, polka-dot or not, easy with the Blooming Bouquet die set that coordinates with two CDS flower sets.

Details:

Stamps:Roses to Die For

Cardstock/Papers: TE blue & pink textured cs,

 My Mind's Eye Lush dp

Inks: Momento Tuxedo Black

Accents/Tools: Coordinating paper flowers, Rhinestone brad,

Swiss Dots embossing folder,

RicRak die-namics die, CDS Blooming Bouquet dies

Sweet Sketch Wednesday #91

Hello Friends! This weekend has already been a busy one, so I was so thrilled to get to spend some quality time in the craft room this morning. I made this card for the Sweet Sketch Wednesday challenge #91, this was a challenging sketch! I opted to use this cute a'la carte stamp from Taylored Expressions called Owls in Love. Sometimes I think the image speaks for itself and doesnt need a sentiment added to it.

Details:

Stamps: TE Owls in Love

Paper: Very Vanilla, Old Olive, OA Campfire dp

Ink: Chocolate Chip

Tools/Accessories: Pinking Circle & Circle Nestabilities,

Corner Rounder Ticket Corner Punch,

CDS Red Ribbon, Dimentionals, Misc paper flowers,

Swiss Dots embossing folder,

Prismacolor pencils, Gamsol, Vanilla brads

Thank you so much for stopping by! I appreciate your visit and cherish your comments! 

Sweet Sketch Wednesday #90

Hi Friends! Happy Friday! This card is one that I was just not sure about and had to walk away from, take a fresh look before I liked it. Isnt that funny how that works sometimes? Well, this card is for my fav sketch challenge blog, Sweet Sketch Wednesday. The ladies there are all so, well, sweet! hehehe

I also owe two of my fellow Clear Dollar Stamps design team members a big shout-out for inspiring me on this card. The first being Sarah Taylor, she first stamped one of the eggs in this set on patterned paper. I would have NEVER thought of that, Thanks Sarah! Go check out her blog for more great inspiration! The second is Lisa Lara and her tutorial at ClearlyiStamp on how to make 3-D flowers. I obviously need more practice. lol

Details:

Stamps: You're Egg-straordinary

(Clear Dollar Stamps feb new release)

Cardstock/Papers: Chocolate Chip, Baja Breeze,

Whisper White, Basic Grey Hopscotch dp

Inks:Chocolate Chip
Accents/Tools: Seeing Spots Embossing Folder, Waterfall Stickles,

 Big Scallop Square nestabilities, corner rounder,

 CDS flower die, Quilling tool, Tombow Markers