Paper Sundaes Blog Hop with a PRIZE!

Paper Sundaes is having a celebration to feature their sensational sponor calendar - packed full for 201o. They wanted to thank all of their sponors, followers, challenge participants, and visitors with a prize. There are 7 ways to win this prize. Check out Paper Sundaes blog for instructions on how to win this new Hanglar & Stanglar stamp:

Paper Sundaes Challenge 12

I haven't won any Wags n' Whiskers stamps, so I am entering into the Paper Sundaes' challenge to try to get some free Wags n' Whiskers stamps. I just adore those new released stamps, they are so darn cute. I will continue to play until I win some new released Wags n' Whiskers stamp otherwise I will just have to shell out some money to get them.

This week's challenge for Paper Sundaes is a sketch from Christine. Here is my card. I used Hambo stamps for the image and the sentiment. I had it for awhile now and haven't have time to play with it. This stamp and the saying is just hilarious. I finally inked it up couple of days ago. Stamped on Gina K Pure Luxury 120lbs white cardstock. I love Gina K's PL cs, they are just fabuluous especially this 120lbs, super thick, no leaks through the back and it is very smooth to color with Copics. Did I tell you I am addicted to those Copic markers? I need to buy more colors, but will wait until have a a little more spending more. The designer paper is from DCWV - Boy Nursery and Scenic Route.

I am giving this to my office manager's husband. He helps us with all the repairs at the clinic, so I thought this card is just so fitting. I didn't stamp inside the card because I need to ask my office manager if she wants me to stamp a birthday saying inside. Here is the inside of the card.

Onto more personal news, I took my cat, Lay into the vet for a dental cleaning. This is first teeth cleaning after 13 yrs. We should have done it earlier, but after his brother's experience with the dental cleaning about 5 yrs ago, it scared us, because that vet gave him too much anesthesia and almost killed him. This vet we have been using for 2 yrs now and the veteranarians are great, very knowledgeable especially since Lay is diabetic. Lay also got 2 extractions and off course tons of tartar removed and hopefully his breath will smell better. Lay is recovering really well.

Deeds:

stamps: Hambo stamps

ink: Memento Tuxedo black, Stazon Gray, Copic markers

paper: Gina K PL white, PTI chocolate, DCWV dp and green cs, AMUSE wood dp, demin blue - unknown

accessories: Nestabilities, brads, ribbon, spica pen

Happy Easter & Challenges

Happy Easter! Just came back from dim sum. I love all this month's new Wags n' Whiskers stamps (sports related). They are so darn cute. I am keeping my fingers cross that I get to win some of these stamps. I made this card for this week's Wags n' Whiskers Challenge 17 - Sketch by Tina and for the Stamp Something - Pink Somethings Challenge. I love pink especially with the pink and brown combo. This stamp is from Wags n' Whiskers. This stamps was what actually attracted me into Wags n' Whiskers and Stamps and Create store. I colored the image using Tombow markers. They are poorly nelegected after I purchase Copics, even some of the markers are out of ink. I stamped the image on watercolor paper, embossed, then watercolor using the Tombow markers and Aqua brush.

I made this card for Chris, Hope for Cats for all her rescue work. Actually, I wanted the sentiment to be "Cat Diva", but there was a dog on there, so I just changed to a sentiment called, "You're the cat's meow" from Inky Antics. The inside sentiment is a Gina K stamp. I focked the stamped paws.

Thanks for stopping by.

Card deeds:

Stamps: Wags n' Whiskers, Inky Antics, Gina K Designs

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Espresso, Tombow makers, H2O

Paper: Watercolor paper, Brazzill pink cs, PTI brown cs, Basic Grey (sultry), Heidi Swapp, Gina K ivory cs, DCWV green cs.

Embellishments: Nestabilities, Martha Sewart, Michael ribbon, prima flowers, aqua brush

Technique: Watercoloring

Wags n' Whiskers Blog Hop

Wags n' Whiskers is having their April 2010 release on April 2nd. Sneek peeks are starting on Wednesday, March 31, 2010. Come and join the fun.

Stamp and Create Blog Candy

Stamp and Create is having an awesome blog candy, available until April 6th. Visit their blog and store, they have great stamps and accessories.

Stamp 'n Create Blog

Stamp 'n Create has launched their new blog. They are have a candy blog to give away. Lacey is giving away a $20 gift certificate. The blog will be featuring new product information, specials, and even tutorials. They have a great selection of stamps and embellishments. Free shipping for purchases over $55.

Blog Challenges

Happy Monday. The blog challenges are great because it gets my creative juicies flowing and to create at least one card per week, It makes me think about what stamp I want to use and who is the receipent for the card I am going to make. I had time yesterday to play, so I made this card to qualified to several blog challenges. I always choose a sketch to do first, then incorporate all the various challengs into the sketch. This is Sketch #87 from the Saturday Sketch blog. This sketch is also get for Challenge #87 from A Spoon Full of Sugar Challenge - Lots of Layering. Lately I have been play with sketchs that has at least 3 layers. I think this card has at least 6 layers.

I just love this stamp from Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps, from illustrator Crissy Armstrong called Bird Fairy. Crissy is have a Help for Haiti Blog Candy Give-Away, this giveaway will run till Feburary 6th. Check out Crissy's blog for more information.

The fairy stamp is beautiful and perfect I used for the Cute Card Thursday, Challenge 96, Fairy Fantastic. Since this is a Kraftin' Kimmie stamp, I thought it would be great to play the Kraftin' Kimmie challenge#14 - No Embellishment. I am sure this is a very difficult challenge for everybody including myself as I love adding embellishment, at least a flower, brad, and/or ribbon to all my cards. The card feels naked without at least one embellishment on there.

I stamped it on Neenah white cardstock w/Memento Black Tuxedo ink. I color her w/my copic markers, it took me the whole day because I colored her a couple of times and decided this is the best one, I think. I want to mention that the technique for the ground, I got it from Crissy Amstrong where you use your copics and put dots wherever you want. I thought I will play it save and do the ground for now. Crissy has it where she puts it all over she card, it is just lovely and beautiful. I love playing with my copics and them are so easy to use, just need to understand blending. I still need have a long list of copic markers I need to buy. Lately I am trying to use my H2O Twinkling. I have all the old colors which Luminare was planning to go out of business, but luckily they stay in business. I just love their colors, they have a hint of shimmer in them, that is just beautiful. I need lots of practice with them, I have a hard time do watercoloring blending w/them. I just don't get it, I see a couple of tutorials on them and they make it so easy, but when I do it, it is just plain ugly (LOL). I know, Practice, Practice, Practice!

Have a wonderful weekend and happy stamping.

Card deeds:

Stamps: Kraftin Kimmie Stamp; sentiment: PTI Mega sentiment

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Blue Sky Colorbox pigment ink, Espresso Adirondack dye ink, copic sketch markers
Paper: Brazzi, PTI, BG dp, Neenah white, My Mind's Eye dp

Accessories: Cuttlebug corner folder, rectangle nestabilities, Friskars apron punch

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