Sketch 63 with Carly and Cocoa

Hey there to my stampi'n and scrappin' friends!  :)

Sorry I haven't posted in a while.  We went on vacation the last week of July, and we have a few projects on the go around here, so my "free time" hasn't really been spent crafting I am sorry to say.  :(  We are working on a patio, then a new deck and possibly a half bathroom in the basement.  I have 1000 stone pavers coming  tomorrow, so we will have our work cut out for us this weekend.  Prayin' my back can handle it. lol

So I am trying to get back into the swing of things tonight with a fairly simple card from another amazing Sketch by Carly.  It is Sketch #63, and this week our Sponsor is Sweet 'n Sassy stamps.  I simply adore Korin's cuties and her lovely nature stamps as well, but I must say that Cocoa is my favorite!!  :)

Here is this week's submission from me ...

So for a chance to win some goodies from Sweet N Sassy Stamps, come play along with us.  You have 2 full weeks to participate and add your link at our challenge blog at Sketches by Carly.

Here's the sketch ...

Hope you can join us !!

Hugs,

Quilted Paper Piecing Cocoa

I found a little time this weekend to play around with paper piecing (like you would with quilt pieces minus the sewing part - lol).  This is what I came up with from instructions from my good friend and SU demonstrator, but I didn't follow the directions too well for a sunburst originally.  I did love the pretty papers though and since I didn't want to tear them up trying to pull them back off (I tried) I figured I would just go with it and finish out the card.  Isn't that flower pretty?  It's the new petal punch flower and it's embossed with a snowflake - cool, huh?  It is also ink distressed with old olive and the sentiment is from a digi set (pansy turtle) from Doodle Pantry.

Now this was more of what I was going for though ... I believe this is the sunburst paper piecing the rest of the girls in the class did (I wasn't there and did mine from home today).  I used some of those bella scraps again and ruby red, certainly celery and barely banana along with the Cocoa's Latte digital stamp from Sweet 'n Sassy.  He is colored with prismacolor pencils and layered on an ink distressed piece of certain celery too.  I also rubbed the sponge of old olive over the barely banana piece to make the textile cb image pop out and added some seam binding.  I kept this one a little less puffy because I will be mailing him out. :)

I have played along with Sweet N Sassy's digi challenge #50 - Make It Old (distressing)  Not quite sure it looks vintage but with the quilt piecing and distressing, I hope it qualifies. :)

Thanks for stopping by!  Hope you have found some time for a little "creative therapy" this  weekend!

Hugs,

BitterSweet Rhubarb - Sketch by Carly 53

This week is my first post for Sketches by Carly's design team!  I am SO excited to be helping out a couple of my favorite people here in blogland.  Kris Breach and her family have been very dear to my heart for quite a few years now.  Kris was originally on my design team for KL Stampin N Scrappin, and she and I have kept in touch over the years through our blogs and on Splitcoaststampers.  So ... I was tickled pink when she asked me if I would like to join Carly's design team.  :0) This young lady sure draws some adorable images, which Kris helps her make into digis for us all to use on our paper creations.  Check them out HERE!


This week's Sketch by Carly is #53, so come join the fun by clicking on any of the SBC links I have here on my blog post or sidebar.  First a shot of the sketch itself ...

Here is what I came up with for this sketch using a digi from another great gal - Korin - owner of Sweet N Sassy stamps who is the sponsor this week at SBC.  One lucky player will win 3 digis of their choice!! :)  How great is that?!

This sweet little bear from Sweet N Sassy is named Rhubarb.  The papers I used are chocolate chip cs from Stampin Up and Bitter Sweet DP from BasicGrey.

Thanks for stopping by, and ... Happy Stampin' and Scrappin'!

Rhubarb Joy Fold

This sweet Rhubarb teddy bear image is a digi from Sweet N Sassy stamps, which I colored with Copics and popped up on some 3M foam tape for a boy's birthday card. Does everyone have a tough time NOT prettying these up? Ohh, how I want to add glittery accents, fluffy lace and pretty flowers ... but I didn't because this is for a little boy (Kelly, not a girl - had to keep reminding myself that).  :)

The DP is from BasicGrey's Lime Rickey, which I typically reach for whenever I am creating a boy's card or just want bright, cheerful colors.  The Happy Birthday sentiment is from the new set - Elementary Elegance - from Stampin Up, and the cs is all Stampin Up as well - Night of Navy, Bashful Blue and Bordering Blue.  The "To You from Me" tag is repurposed from a package I had received from my SU demonstrator, and I can't recall what set that is from (sorry).

This photo shows a few of the items I used to create this card.  Note:  The Bakery twine can also be purchased at Sweet N Sassy stamps site.  The photo below is a closeup shot of the same.

So, stop on over at Sweet 'n Sassy Digi Challenge blog to join in the fun this week (SNSDC47).  The challenge is to create a joy fold card.  I had made joy fold cards before in workshops, but I don't recall making one of these on my own. Boy, they are fun!! If you haven't tried one before, check out the tutorial HERE!

Thanks for stopping by!  Please leave a comment and let me know what you think. 
Happy Stampin and Scrappin to you all!

P.S. - Also, don't miss the blog candy below on the last post (ends April 3rd).

God Is Good!

Not quite positive this is what the girls had in mind at Stampin Sisters in Christ Challenge for this week's challenge, but I am going to try and submit it anyway. :)
We were to show the world rejoicing in the Lord in our cards. Although I didn't use the visual image as my center point -- I have flowers blooming in the background in the DP (Bella Rose from Stampin Up), and I think my sentiment with "God is Good" shows that we are rejoicing in the Lord. This card was given to our pastor today for pastor's appreciation (its the month of October in case you weren't aware so you have the entire month to prepare). The sentiments on the front of this card are from Sweet and Sassy stamps.
The inside was decorated with the same paper, but the sentiment is from Stampin' Up. I had to change it a little bit since it is from "us" and not me. The sentiment reads Blessings brighten when we count them! Thank You for blessing my life (changed to our lives) in such a wonderful way!" I used my marker to ink up the words I wanted to use and tried my best to keep my printing small like the font size to add the "our lives" part. The cs colors are ruby red and chocolate chip although I think it looks black in this last photo.

Thanks for stopping by! Please, let me know what you think!

Hugs,

Have you checked out Sweet 'N Sassy Stamps yet?

The stamps are created by a very talented lady by the name of Korin Sutherland, and I am proud to say that she is from my home state of Pennsylvania.

I recently purchased the Trust in The Lord set from her, and I LOVE it. It is great for many different occasions in which you need to send words of encouragement.
Well, this morning I got to play/stamp a bit, and I finally came up with an idea for her February Sketch challenge. I hope Korin likes it. I really have been loving all of the pinks and browns lately. Maybe it's a touch of spring (the pink) in a blah winter (brown)? Either way . . . here are a couple of views for ya to see.
Stamps: Trust in the Lord (Sweet N Sassy Stamps) and Delight in Life swirl (SU)

Inks: Basic brown, chocolate chip and creamy caramel

CS: Pretty in Pink, chocolate chip, close to cocoa, blush blossom, kraft and white

And . . . if you haven't checked out Korin's store or blog . . . go there now, hurry, you might miss something!! (Click on the title above for a direct link). Thanks for stoppin' by!

:) Kelly