It's always fair weather

Okay, so just a quick little display of the cards I made last night/this afternoon.

This first one is for 365 Cards Super Sketchy Sunday challenge :)

I absolutely LOVE little Emma... CC Designs SugarPlums stamps are just too adorable!!

I coloured Emma with my copics, and for some reason, I really really felt that she needed to have a shiny, slick raincoat and boots!! I also really felt the need to do some paper piecing, so that is what you will see in all of the following cards. Grass border is from the Plantin' Schoolbook cartridge, clouds are Graphically Speaking, and stamped sentiment is from Verve Stamps.

 Here's a closeup of Emma where she isn't quite so laquered looking... it really caught the flash on the camera in the first picture.

A blonde Emma again, this time with a Verve Stamp I've never used before... such a sweet phrase!!

 And a very simple brunette Emma... I knoww I know, its not spring... but it just goes with her umbrella and rainboots so well!!

This last card is for my Aunt Judi's 60th birthday. She LOVES purple, but I couldn't find any really 'purpley' paper, this was basically all I had with purple on it. Cute little CC Designs SwissPixies stamp, I paper-pieced her dress and the cupcakes, added a bit of stickles to her wings and the cupcake frosting... She is too cute!! Phrase is Stamping Bella.

'Peace'ful birthday

Okay.. I really need to start staging my cards much better for pictures!!! I really like how this one turned out. For today's challenge @ 365 Cards, I had to use a peace sign on my card somewhere. Kind of stumped me at first, since I'm not really a peace sign person! I did have a chipboard shape that I knew would work great, so I kind of threw it on my card with a bunch of other stuff... reminds me of a funky little shirt I used to have back in highschool. Anyway, voila! Various bits and pieces from my embellie bag that were left over, this amazing fabric heart - I recieved it and a few other pieces in a swap, I WISH I knew where to get them/what line it was! They are so cute, kind of faux leather. Hmm maybe I'll find some tomorrow on my shopping trip to the states?? I can only hope :)

Punch is Martha Stewart, paper is K&Co. Inside sentiment reads 'Bring on the cake' - super cute, I forgot to snap a picture of it.

Scissorbella

I made these cards as a gift for my cousin, who is a hairdresser. She came to visit a few weeks ago, and I had picked up this adorable Bella stamp from my LSS for only $1.50!! I used a 6x6 Crate Paper pad, along with my very first Copics (only 3, skin tones), and some various Bic markers. I LOVE THESE! Oh, one of these cards didn't go with the pack I gave my cousin, that would be the Bella who is holding a baby and cleaning.. also love that one, again, it was 2.99? pretty good deals!!!

Here are a couple of my favs!!

Isn't that stiching pretty? Picked myself up a SewEasy stitch piercer and some twine as well... such nice little treats!!!

Card Recipe

Finally, a new post!!!!!!!! This summer is going so quickly and I feel I haven't been able to do much crafting/enjoying of the summer weather... its so sad!!!

This card is for day 154 @ 365 Cards. We had to: use 3 buttons, use scallops, a sentiment and a stamped image. Here is an adorable stamped image by C.C. Designs, coloured with my new COPICS!!! I love them. I think I will be buying more colours as a birthday gift to myself :) Sentiment is Verve Stamps, Cardstock is... Crate Paper, I forget which line, but super cute! I used my scalloped oval Spellbinders to trim around little Emma here.

Princess title

So this is not a card.. and its not very wowzah - needs some more embellishing, methinks... but here it is! Today's 'prompt' @ 365 Cards is 'hat'. Hat makes me think of.. a hat... ahem... and this little princess 'hat' is so adorable, and will co-ordinate perfectly with the patterned paper I want to use for my niece's baby scrapbook! She is a little princess, so this will definately be a suitable title for a page!!! I added a little bling, and applied crackle glaze to the yellow letters. Maybe some paint dabbing should be added.. or some glitz? Hmm... if I go a bit further with this, I will update this post! From the Once Upon a Princess cart.

Layout inspired 'Hi'

I really like the simplicity of the following card :)
It was inspired by a scrapbook layout I made for an album I gave my mom last year. Sorry for not cropping this...

I still had the leftover scraps of patterned paper from the layout, and of course lots of the yellow cardstock (such a hideous colour, but sometimes it goes well with certain papers and doesn't look so bad!). Its for Monday @ 365 Cards - this week we're being given one word to draw inspiration from - Monday = ruffles!!! I cut out three scalloped strips from Plantin' Schoolbook and layered them at the bottom of my card - this technique reminds me of layers of ruffles... which makes me think of the ruffled bum tights I used to wear when I was a teeny bit younger... I should buy my sweet little niece a pair! There's hardly anything cuter than seeing a chubby little baby bum with lacey ruffles!!
Anyway.. back to my card! I'm not sure what the patterned paper is but its so sweet with its retro vibe, the piece I had left was perfect for a card! I added some Prima/Michaels flowers and distressed the brads a bit, along with various bits of paper here and there. I'm afraid I went a bit pen happy with the dots... ohhh well!!!

Satisfying Smile Card :)

The first of another set of several posts in a row! I had four day weekend, but didn't get any scrappy work done until last night! It was a good weekend, one of my cousins came down to visit, we did some shopping and hit up Red Lobster for ShrimpFest! MMMM! I never used to be a huge fan of shrimp but I must say I am growing to love it!!

This card makes me smile! I just love the patterned paper on it! I was trying to be good and use up a lot of my paper scraps, and I have been.. but I just really wanted to use this! I got it at Hobby Lobby a couple weeks ago... I must say, I go crazy for anything cupcake, kitchen or woodland animal themed! Soo cute! Its based off this weeks Sunday Sketch @ 365 Cards. Unfortunately you can't see that I added some glaze to the oven mitt, spoon and rolling pin, as well as to the blue circle behind the sentiment. The sentiment is from Verve Stamps, cutouts are from the From My Kitchen cartridge.

On a side note, I am SUPER EXCITED! I just noticed yesterday that I was a spotlight designer over @ 365 Cards for this card!!! What an honour, so pleased!