Christmas Already??

Christmas is for anytime of year, right! This weeks challenge at Stampin' Royalty is a Sketch Challenge!
As you see, i have utilized the sketch to create a Christmas card! I started with Crumb Cake cardstock, and used Pool Party patterned paper (love it!), layered them, then added some gold brads, used Gold Embossing powder to make the trees and sentiment, silhouette cut them out, used dimensionals to put them on, an there you have it!

Hey, Sweetie!

This weeks Stampin' Royalty Challenge is a sweet treat! a picture inspiration! and oh, those cupcakes look yummy! I think it's so cute how they are cupcakes, but look like ice cream sundaes!

I'm sure you are wondering where that cupcake on my card came from...i will tell you!
That is actually my own creation, i had made my own template for a fairly large cupcake last year, and pulled it out to make this card. I used the cupcake punch for the whipped cream part.

So all in all, here is how i put this little card together:
Bashful Blue, Pretty in Pink, Crumb Cake, Chocolate Chip, and Whisper White cardstock, Crumb Cake taffeta ribbon, Sincere Salutations stamp, Chocolate Chip ink, Subtles button, Top Note die, crimper, Oval and Scalloped Oval punches, Cupcake punch, Lattice embossing folder, and (ret.) Candy Cane Christmas paper. (oh, how i LOVE that paper!!!! they need to bring it back!!)

A Color Challenge, Indeed!!

Hello all! This weeks Stampin' Royalty Challenge lived up to it's name for me! golly, i don't know why i had so much trouble coming up with a card this week! I will attribute it to my very hectic life recently.
I was able to get all the colors in, but i will admit that the patterned paper is Lucky Limeade : )
and that was because i absolutely could not put this card together unless there was green patterned paper there, and it just so happens Lucky Limeade is the only green patterned paper i have! But the middle part is Certainly Celery, so i think I'm safe. haha!

I snuck in the Daffodil Delight in one of the mats and the frosting on the cupcake. the buttons look like candy drops, don't they? I think they do.

For this card, i used the colors Concord Crush, Certainly celery, Tangerine Tango, and Daffodil Delight. I also used the corner rounder, and the Ribbon Border Punch, buttons, a bling, and the Easy Events stamp set.

Loads of Swaps!

Here is one of several cards i had made as swaps for convention this year. I used the Loads of Love set. It's a fairly simple card to make and you could make lots of them once you had the measurements down. I actually used leftovers from a few different workshop projects to make a few of these.

Reading, Writing, and My Digital Studio!

today's project was one i made for this weeks Stampin' Royalty Challenge! Back to School!

at first i was having trouble deciding what i wanted to make. But i knew i had these cute pics of my little girl from when she went to Kindergarten, and thought i would finally do something with them! Did somebody say... Scrapbook page?! Of course!
I was able to make this whole page from scratch in about an hour. I created the "lined paper" background myself, and added all the elements easily. a little adjusting of the placement, size and colors, a few shadows, and i was finished! I really like how it turned out, actually! hope you do too!
Ok, so now it's your turn! head over to Stampin' Royalty and upload your Back to School projects!

Another One for Ya!

ugh! i really dislike this whole "busy" thing....it is keeping me from my stamping!! Well, this one is a card i made a few weeks ago and just got to posting. It's pretty simple once you kind of realize there are only a few elements on the card. I used the Oval punch to make the flower, stamped and cut out the birdy, silhouette cut the main sentiment, and added a butterfly!

Gosh, life just doesn't seem to slow down for anything, does it? ha! I have been wanting to get in there and work in my craft room, but i hope things slow down for me so i can get back to normalcy! (and stamping!)

That Sparkle in you Eyes...

Oh, this weeks Stampin' Royalty Challenge is extra exciting!!! Its all about things that sparkle!! What girl doesn't like things that sparkle? I know i do!

You know, when i sit down and try to visualize what i want to make each week, i have to say it is very rare it comes out just as i envisioned. Well, i have to say that this card was almost exactly what i pictured! I had even made a rough sketch before i began. The white portion was a little different than i would have liked, but it works. : )

I began by doing the main panel, i cut a rectangle of Bermuda Bay, then a panel of Pool Party that i cut freehanded in a wavy pattern, then repeated with a panel of Whisper White. I then glued them together, and added stitching using Going Grey marker. I die cut several snowflakes using the Northern Frost die, then i inked the sentiment stamp from Contempo Christmas using markers. I then stamped it and cut it out. After adhering everything on the card, i added lots and lots of pretties!! (rhinestones)
I put it all on a few different mats of Whisper White, Pool Party, and a Bermuda Bay cardbase.
I know that Bermuda Bay is retired, but this card would look equally as pretty with different shades of blue...or even pink....(i might have to try that one!)

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Return of the Stamper!

YAY!! I was actually able to get into my craft room this week and get my hands on some actual paper and ink and tools!! oh, i feel so much better now! So this weeks project is an ACTUAL card!! (heehee)

This one was made for the sketch challenge over at Stampin' Royalty.

I used Soft Suede, Crumb Cake, and Whisper White cardstock, Crumb Cake and Soft Suede Designer Sieries Paper, Soft Suede ink, Just Believe and Bring on the Cake stamp sets, Ribbon Border Punch, Beautiful Butterflies die, White taffeta ribbon, Neutrals collections buttons, and Pearls

I'm Back!

Hello friends! I know i have been away for a while, but this time i have good reason! First i was at convention, second, i had a medical emergency, and lastly, I have been working behind the scenes over at Stampin' Royalty. There were a few changes, and i had volunteered to be the new moderator for the blog, so I had to kind of do a lot of things in a short amount of time! but I am really excited about this opportunity, and am looking forward to whats ahead!

Ok, so having got that out of the way, here is my project for this weeks Stampin' Royalty Challenge! Yes, i know, it's another scrapbook page, but that was due to my lack of being able to get out of bed and upstairs into my craft room, but i had my laptop! So I was still able to be creative! One of the thousands of reasons i love My Digital Studio!

Just Beachy!

Ok friends! here is my project for this weeks Stampin' Royalty Challenge! The theme this week is SUMMER!! as you can see, we had gone to the beach a few months back, and there is nothing that says "summer" more than the beach! I used My Digital Studio to create this scrapbook page. I wanted to go simple with the feel so that the pictures really caught your attention. I gave it the look of sand and a little bit of swirl to mimic the waves coming up on the sand. I put the cute little flip-flops in a color that matches the sunset picture, placed the two pictures at the top of the page, used simple letters and really it was so easy to put together. I just had to get the placement right because i am kind of a stickler for that haha! Here it is! you can totally do this! so get scrappin!

A Tisket A Tasket...

She's so cute holding her Easter Basket!
It's a Sketch Challenge this week at Stampin' Royalty!

I used the sketch to create a digital scrapbook page of my daughter from this past Easter. She looked so pretty in her dress (and sneakers! haha!) I was able to create this page in an afternoon, and the best part about it was i was trying to find a matching color for the background and was having trouble, so i was able to use the picker feature and "grab" a color from the picture itself to use as a main background color (the dark brown) and it all worked out perfectly! I love my MDS!!

Better Late Than Never!

here is the card for Stampin' Royalty's Inspiration challenge from last week. I was a little slow getting this posted due to the fact i was having the time of my life at CONVENTION!!!!!! I cannot begin to tell you how much fun it is!! Well, maybe i will try to tell you in a post within the next few days : )

So I made this card using Cajun Craze, Sahara Sand, and Bashful Blue cardstock, I used the Scalloped Square punch to punch the flower petals and then used my sponge daubers to create the color variation in the centers. I punched the little flowery centers using the Boho Blossoms punch, then added pearls and dots using my Basic Black marker. I stamped the sentiment with the Sincere Salutations set in Cajun Craze ink, punched it out with the large oval punch, added some sponging around the edges and finished it off with some pearls!

Forever Friendship

I love the color combination for this weeks Stampin' Royalty Challenge! Pacific Point, Pear Pizazz, and Pink Pirouette! To be honest, i had a little trouble coming up with a card (seems to be the norm with me lately!) but after trying a few different things, i was able to come up with this card! I used the above mentioned colors of cardstock, the Season of Friendship and Aviary stamp sets, the Boho Blossoms punch, and those wonderful little pearls!

After stamping the tree in Pear Pizazz, I cut it out (yes, it was a little tedious, but it didn't take long!) then i cut the 'grass' pieces by hand, punched out the flowers in pink, then used markers to color that ADORABLE little owl then cut him out. I stamped the sentiment on a scratch piece of Whisper White, then cut one side like a 'banner'. I put dimensionals on the tree, owl, sentiment banner, and the top grass piece, then added stitching with markers.

Super Simple Monday

Ok! I know it has been forever, but Super Simple Monday has returned! This card is actually a swap that i made for CONVENTION!!!! I am super excited about convention which is in one week!!! I can't wait!
So if you get one of these as a swap, it's from me! Be sure to say hi!
For this one I used the leftover piece from the top note die (great way to use scraps!) and stamped the birdcage in black, then the little birdies from the Aviary set in Elegant Eggplant, it is hard to see in the photo, but there is a little rhinestone on the bottom of the birdcage for some sparkle! This card is actually pretty easy to make! I will have another card made with the same layout on one of my upcoming posts!

Oh, Say Can You See!

Hello, everyone! This weeks Stampin' Royalty Challenge is about going patriotic!

since i don't normally send cards for Independence Day, I went with a scrapbook page made on my trusty My Digital Studio!

I love using that program because if something doesn't look quite right as you are working on it, you can change it and you haven't wasted anything!

And you are always guaranteed to have just the right color that you need!

Oh, how I love my MDS!