June Unit Swap Card using Cherry-O

Yesterday I attended the monthly unit meeting that my upline Shari holds.  I look forward each month to attending the unit meeting and am thankful to Shari for providing such a fun and informative night each month for her downline! 

I have been a bit busy creating art for convention coming up in a month that I am not able to share with you all quite yet!  It has been SO hard to not be able to share my creations with anyone.....but I guess good things come to those who wait??  Not sure if that really applies here, but it sounded good anyhow!  LOL

Onto my card!  This is a 6x6 card pattern that came from the Wishes book.  Each month I try to challenge myself by choosing a swap item that I usually don't create for myself.  This month was the 6x6 and I actually had fun putting this together YESTERDAY just hours before unit meeting.  I only had to make 11 of them....uugghhh when will I learn??  LOL

Supplies used:
Paper: Cherry-O, Crystal Blue CS is distressed with Crystal Blue ink
Ink: Crystal Blue, Chocolate and Tulip
Stamps: Thank You, Summer Wishes (Splendor WOTG Kit) and Spot on Backgrounds
Embellishments: Sweet Leaf Ribbon, Basic Buttons (colonial white used) Cherry-O Opaques, Cranberry Waxy Flax, Spring Blossom Just Blooms
Tools: 1 1/4 Circle Punch

Thanks for stopping by! 

I hope that this has inspired you to step out of your comfort zone and create a card size that you normally don't make OR give......

Happy Scrapping and Stamping!!!

Jen

Sneak peak of CTMH's new stamp set Happy Endings!

SSHHH Don't tell anyone, but I am giving you a little sneak peak of CTMH's My Acrylix Happy Endings stamp set! Isn't this princess just the sweetest thing? Just wait till you see the rest of this set! I really love the new My Reflections Daydream paper pack so I created yet another card using the papers from this set. Remember to check out my website on January 2nd to check out the Spring Idea book and see all of the AWESOME new paper packs, stamp sets, and embellishments that CTMH has to offer! I will say that I personally think that this is the BEST Idea Book ever!! But then again I say that about EVERY Idea Book that comes out! LOL


Anyhoo.....On to the card...... To create the dress for the princess, I stamped the princess onto White Daisy CS, Blush CS and then again onto patterned paper from Daydream. I cut out the dress bottom and each of the sleeves from the Daydream paper and then cut the middle of the dress out of the Blush CS. Once adhered to the image stamped on the White Daisy CS, I used my glue pen on the dots and then on the whole middle section and sprinkled Prisma Glitter on. The wand was stamped onto White Daisy CS, cut out and then glitter was adhered on with my glue pen. Like my last card, I used a white gel pen to put dots on the black cs. Thanks to Faith over at stampinwithmarkiesmom for the inspiration!

Close up of the details on the princess.


Most supplies used to create these cards are CTMH
Stamp set: Happy Endings, Say it in Style
Paper: My Reflections Daydream paper pack
Embellishments: Sweet Leaf cordoroy buttons, White Daisy Grosgrain Ribbon, Sweet Leaf Ribbon Rounds, Colonial White Waxy Flax and Clear Inspirations (star)
Non CTMH items: Nestabilities, White Gel pen

I hope that I have inspired you in some way!

Thanks for stopping by!!

Jen

Whimsy Stamps Design Call

I am so sorry that it has been several days since I last posted!! With the kids and the hubby home since Thursday, I have not had time to create anything new! Since we have been on the go ALL week, we all decided to take advantage of the fact that we had no plans today and that we were all going to take it easy and do NOTHING! Well, nothing for me means a day to "play" with my stuff. I was able to get my club pages done for January (yeah) and create a couple of cards using Close to my Heart's new paper pack Daydream.

As I was browsing SCS today I ran across this post for Whimsy Stamps design call. So, I thought I would give it a shot and enter a card for the January guest designer position because I think that their stamps are simply adorable! The requirements for the card were to have at least 3 layers and 3 embellishments with an animal image or an image from Whimsy Stamps. Plus I had to post this card to my blog and announce their design call and do this ALL before tomorrow! I know there are more than 3 layers and I hope that the 8 sparkles and the ribbon count for the 3 embellishments, the only problem is I am not sure if they will see this in time. Even if I don't make the guest designer position, I will still be buying a few of their stamps!!

Here is a close up of the layers. I pop dotted the matting and the bunny. Also, it is hard to see in this picture, but I stamped the bunny onto the background paper with the dots and stars and cut out the inner part of his ears and his nose.



All supplies on this card came from Close to my Heart.
Stamps: A Birthday With, Say it in Style
Paper: Daydream (new in the Spring Idea Book)
Ink: Black and Blush
Embellishments: Sparkles and Sweet Leaf Ribbon Rounds
White Gelly Roll Pen

Well, thanks for stopping by! Have a great weekend!

Jen