A Paper Sundaes Sketch with Coriander Fairy

Funny how time sometimes seems to just slip by so quickly and sometimes so slowly.  I remember when I first saw Coriander on Amy's blog A Thousand Sheets of Paper this past spring.  The image was so amazing that I just had to e-mail Amy to find out where to get her!  Turns out Amy had just drawn her for that card but there was hope, as Amy's images sometimes find their way to being released under Sweet November.  Then time passed slowly as I waited over two months for her release.  With all this waiting I am surprised to find myself colouring her now for the first time! 

This week on Paper Sundaes Challenge Blog the talented Crystal created a sketch for us all to follow.  I added Stampin' Up! dazzling diamonds to the edges of her wings, her dress, and even the top edges of the Wild Orchid flowers and leaf.

Trying once again to get more depth with my shadows and figure out dark brown hair with my copics.  (I encourage anyone with favorite hair colour combinations to please post them!)

Thank you for looking!  I look forward to seeing your interpretation of Crystal's sketch on Paper Sundaes for your chance to win two stamps from Paper Jewels!

Sundae with Meljen's Designs - A Recipe for Fun!

Happy Sundae!  (Well actually I'm posting Saturday night to make PWCO challenge deadline!)  The challenge this week on Paper Sundaes will be a recipe - however my lips are sealed until tomorrow!  I'll edit the post in the morning to add the recipe details.

I can tell you we have the wonderful Meljen's Designs back again this week to sponsor Paper Sundaes.  I am using Little Girl Bear Hugs available on Whimsy Stamps.

Thank you for looking!  I look forward to seeing your creations on Paper Sundaes Challenge Blog!

Another Sunday with Paper Sundaes

Happy Sunday!  Welcome to another fabulously simple challenge at Paper Sundaes Challenge Blog - Metal!  We chose this challenge specially for our sponsor Stamp and Create - Lacey carries the most amazing assortment of charms imaginable!  For this challenge I used one of her recent Wags n' Whiskers releases, Millie with cupcake, and her double heart charm:

Be sure to check out Lacey's amazing selection of stamps including some of my favorites - Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps, Whiff of Joy, Stampavie, Sweet Pea, and CC Designs - among others!

This card will be entered into the following challenges:

Sketch Saturday - sketch

Creative Card Crew - cute & girly

Thank you for looking!

Another Gorjuss Sunday

Happy Gorjuss Sunday!  Today I am excited to announce that the sponsor of this week's Paper Sundaes Challenge Blog is Sugar Nellie from Scotland!!!  My very first internet stamp order I ever placed was with Sugar Nellie over a year and a half ago!  I was amazed by their image selection and their extremely low shipping rate.  Turns out my stamps arrived less than a week later too - and I live in Canada!  Since that time I have purchased from many amazing companies, but the most orders I have placed with one company has been Sugar Nellie.  I own all their Gorjuss girls by Suzanne Woolcott including this one Bumble Bee:

This week's challenge at Paper Sundaes is Lots of Layers!  In addition to the layers, I used 3-D glue dots and foam squares to pop up Bumble Bee and the sentiment.

I added Stickles to her wings, hearts on her dress, stripes on her stockings, and around the edge of the sentiment.

Bumble Bee will be entered into the following challenges:

Friday Sketchers - sketch

Stampavie and More - sparkling

Dutch Dare - flowers inspiration (colour)

Totally Papercrafts - pearls & swirls

Thank you for looking!  I look forward to seeing your 'Lots of Layers' entry on Paper Sundaes Challenge Blog!

Details

Stamps: Sugar Nellie Bumble Bee, Stamping Bella sentiment

Ink: Memento, Stampin' Up!

Paper: My Mind's Eye, Bazzill cardstock

Embellishments: copic markers, Spellbinders Nestabilities, e pearls, unknown ribbon, Martha Stewart border punch, Stickles

Paper Sundaes Challenge #25 - White plus One!

Happy Sunday!  This week's challenge at Paper Sundaes Challenge Blog is a colour challenge.  In order to qualify participants' cards must be predominantly two colours - white plus a second colour of their choice.  Due to technical difficulties, I was forced to use coloured pencils this week.  Apparently Epson refills from Island Inkjet are copic compatible, but genuine Epson refills are not.  I ruined at least two copic tips learning that lesson!  It has been a while since I've used my Lyra pencils but Fred She Said's Lily of the Valley was a pleasure to colour: 

I wanted to keep the card simple and focus on the beautiful image.  I embossed the base using texture plates from Stampin' Up!  In order to qualify for the challenge at Crazy 4 Challenges, I layered two ribbons across the top of the card.

Thank you for looking!  I look forward to seeing your white plus one entry on Paper Sundaes Challenge Blog!

Best Wishes from Tilda

This post should feature The Rabbit from Spesch Designer Stamps as I apologize and state "I'm late, I'm late! for a very important date!"  I've been working on this card for my Paper Sundaes "Pretty as a Princess" challenge post for a few days now, getting it "just right" and perhaps waiting just long enough to decide it's purpose - a best wishes card for Carlyann from Charisma Cardz.

I wanted to combine it with a few other challenges including the easel challenge at Creative Card Crew.

This card features Midsummer Tilda and paper from the Kioshi collection from Basic Grey.  Simon Says Stamp carries a large assortment of Magnolia stamps in addition to Basic Grey products, including the Kioshi collection.

This card was created for several challenges including:

Paper Sundaes - Pretty as a Princess

A Spoon Full of Sugar - Good luck/Best Wishes

Creative Card Crew - Easel card

Cute Card Thursday - Sketch

Just Magnolia - In the Garden

Charisma Cardz - Wedding card mail-in for Carlyann

Secret Crafter - Wedding/Anniversaries

Crazy 4 Challenges - Paper Flowers

Stamptacular Sunday - Cute as a Bug! (in this case butterfly, which is a type of bug according to my son's bug book)

Thank you for looking!  I hope to see your "Pretty as a Princess" creation in our Paper Sundaes Challenge!

Enjoying Summer with Sassy Cheryl's

Happy Sunday!  Today marks a new and exciting challenge with Paper Sundaes Challenge Blog - Summer Fun. And this week's sponsor is the queen of sassy, Sassy Cheryl!  As the warm weather system moves in, Paper Sundaes would love to see how you like to celebrate the sun.  Do you swim?  Eat ice cream or watermelon?  Water ski?  Or comb the beach for treasures just like this beautie from Sassy Cheryl's - On the beach:

The papers from Basic Grey Kioshi are gorgeous and SU crystal effects nicely shines complimenting the coarseness of the clear, smooth water.  Thank you for looking.  I look forward to seeing your idea of summer fun!

Fangs or Fur?

Paper Sundaes Challenge Blog would like you to show off your favorite book, poem, or fairy tale.  Talk about an easy pick for me!  My copy of Twilight has been seriously abused after multiple readings and we won't discuss the equally bad state of the other books in the series!  Most twi-fans are firmly entrenched in Camp Jacob or Camp Edward which is what drew me to the beautiful Spesch image Bella and Cubs.  Bella is sitting nicely between a lion and a wolf cub - symbolizing the two rivals of her affection.

Lots of dimension is created with the Wild Orchid flowers, Kaiser pearls and ribbon.

Bella and Cubs will be entered into the following challenges:

Friday Sketchers - sketch (rotated)

Papertake Weekly - Say It With Flowers

Stampavie and More - Flower Power

Charisma Cardz - 3D

I look forward to seeing your card creation on Paper Sundaes and reading about your favorite book, poem or fairy tale!

Thank you for looking!

A Magnolia-licious Paper Sundaes Challenge!

Happy Sunday!  This week was an extremely exciting one - got my first pay cheque at my amazing new job - bought three new appliances - got a new six month old puppy - and got to play with Tilda!  This week's sponsor at Paper Sundaes Challenge Blog is Diana from Magnolia-licious who is offering the random winner their choice of one Magnolia image.  The challenge this week is to create an easel card.  I happily took up this challenge with my new Magnolias and new Kioshi paper pack!

Tilda shines in a sparkly pink dress and I continue to challenge myself with copic colouring by once again attempting dark flowing hair.

I designed the card to showcase all the Magnolia images whether it was popped up or laying flat. 

My trick to taking a nice picture with the front flat - adhesive!  I quickly snap the photo and then remove the adhesive tape before it gets a chance to permanently set.

I look forward to seeing your easel card on the Paper Sundaes Challenge Blog!

My easel card will also be entered into the following challenges:

Papertake Weekly - Shiny, Sparkly, and Special

Cute Card Thursday - For someone special (my Mom)

Just Magnolia - One for the girls

Magnolia Stamp Lovers - Make It Dimensional

Thank you for looking!

Celebrating Mother's Day with Paper Sundaes!

Happy Mother's Day and Happy Sunday!  What a terrific start to another week!  This week the challenge at Paper Sundaes Challenge Blog is a sketch and the sponsor is the utterly fabulous Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!  I am obsessed with the images from the Moonlight Whispers line and the fairies by the talented Crissy Armstrong.  I own all nine of her sentiment sets and love the cute antics of Cindy and Mindy - a girl and her teddy bear.

The sketch was specifically chosen to work with Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps:

One of my favorite things about KKS, in addition to their images and reasonable shipping rates, is that they are Canadian!  Not only am I supporting a Canadian company and even some Canadian artists when I purchase from them, but the shipping times are super fast!  I placed an order May 1st and received my goodies May 6th - so I am excited to feature the beautiful Queen Guinevere on my card: 

I really wanted to make her extra special for my Auntie, aka Mom #2, so I created her as an easel card.

Queen Guinevere is coloured with copics and features papers from Basic Grey's Bittersweet collection.  She will be entered into this week's challenge at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Challenge Blog - Neopolitan Colour Challenge - Pink, Chocolate and Vanilla.  She will also be entered into the challenge at The Pink Elephant (Mommy I Love You) while my Mom is alive and we are close, when my mom is unavailable (like now, currently sailing in the Virgin Islands), it's my Auntie who checks in on me and to whom I chat almost daily.  My Mom and Auntie are sisters and best friends and I am ultra lucky to have two "moms".  I know they both read my blog so I'll take this opportunity to just say "Love you Both"!

Thanks for looking!  I look forward to seeing your interpretation of my sketch this week at Paper Sundaes!

Spring Cleaning? What's That?!

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Welcome to another fabulous Sunday with Paper Sundaes Challenge Blog!  Anyone who knows me will be smiling over that title.  I am NOT, nor have I ever been, known for the cleanliness of my house.  Much to the despair of my mother and aunt who try to convince me that a woman's worth is directly tied to her ability to clean and maintain a household (they are a tad old fashioned!), I would much prefer to create.  Create cards or create scrapbook layouts - for me it leads to the same result - I create a mess.  Sadly right now my craft room is under siege and I've taken over the dining room table to colour and make cards.   

There is a point to this story...and that is how much I LOVE Elisabeth Bell and the Belles 'n Whistles latest release!!!  Especially the Spring Cleaning line.  Having not pushed a vacuum since I got married (granted we have only hardwood and lino in our house - wonder why?!), I immediately wanted Belle Vaccuming.  I knew the exact quote I would use for her on a card.

Of course I finished the quote on the inside of the card:

Tonight I was on a roll with picture taking and I even remembered to take a picture of the copics I used:

This week's challenge at Paper Sundaes is a colour combination of green, yellow, and red.  Use a little of each or a lot - as long as all three colours are visible on your card, we're happy!  I love the bright colours I found on the Garden Variety line by Cosmo Cricket.  The cardstock was a retired incolor from Stampin' Up!

Belle Vacuuming will be entered into the challenges at Roses on Paper (sketch), Diedrich Dare (Spring), and  Lili of the Valley (Summer - bright and colourful papers).

Please check out the rest of the fabulous DT creations featuring images from the talented Elisabeth Bell on the Paper Sundaes Challenge Blog.  I look forward to seeing what you create with this week's colour combination!  This week marks the first week participants will be eligible to win the Paper Sundaes Top Three blog badge!

Thank you for looking!

Lady Tilda and her Prince Phillip Frog

Oh what a happy day!  I love Sundays and Sundays when I have a new Magnolia card to share with all of you is sheer bliss!  Yesterday I was wrapped up in the Sponsor Celebration Blog Hop for Paper Sundaes, today is all about the challenge.  Okay, maybe not all because I need to remind anyone who hasn't read about the blog hop to go check out this post - there are five opportunities to win including one entry for just hopping to ten different blogs! 

Back to our challenge - this week the Paper Sundae Girls are building sundaes!  Three scoops of ice cream (3 designer papers), two toppings (2 different cardstocks), and a cherry for the top (a single flower - of course!).  This week Simon Says Stamp is the sponsor - Heidi carries lots of Magnolia and the new Tim Holtz distress inks which are perfect for watercolouring beautiful Tilda! 

This beautiful image is #382 Lady Tilda and I have combined her with #1413 Prince Phillip Frog and #3035 Mini Tilda.

This Magnolia creation will be entered into the challenges at Simon Says Challenge (things with wings), Cute Card Thursday (sketch) and Just Magnolia (anything goes).

Come build with us and remember to check out the fabulous creations by the rest of the Paper Sundaes Girls!  Thank you for looking!

Paper Sundaes Thirteenth Challenge

Happy Sunday!  This week Paper Sundaes challenges you to get rowdy and "Make A Scene"!  I decided that this is the perfect opportunity to showcase the new C.C. Designs Swiss Pixies Stamp Kit #1 now available at All That Scraps! 

The image is layered with the fence on the background paper, then the sitting pixie was cut out to sit on the fence, and finally the pixie lying on her tummy was cut out and popped up on foam squares to create a multi-dimensional effect.  The sentiment on the inside is for my dear friend Blankiefinder - she's the aloof one on the fence while I'm the one in the grass dreaming away.  Ha ha ha. 

Thank you for looking!  Please join us this week at Paper Sundaes for your chance to win a prize from My Creative Classroom!

Details
Stamps: C.C. Designs Swiss Pixies Stamp Kit #1
Ink: Memento
Paper: Dear Lizzy & American Crafts Spring collection, Bazzill cardstock
Embellishments: copic markers, Spellbinders Nestabilities, Paper Shapers flower punches, stickles, metallic pens, unknown ribbon

Paper Sundaes Twelfth Challenge

Happy Sunday!  And for those of you who are celebrating a special day today - Enjoy!  In our household little bunny prints will be tracked down and candies will be devoured.  My six year old son actually asked to go to bed early in an effort to speed up time to morning.

Hard to imagine that Paper Sundaes is now in it's fourth month!  Wow!  I feel the need to do something outrageous...perhaps a little hopping like a bunny?  Nah, not yet.  How about doing something different?  This week's challenge at Paper Sundaes Challenge Blog is a sketch by our talented visionary Christine.  The prize is from Stamp and Create and is not to be missed!  Knowing that Lacey from Stamp and Create is also a talented scrapbooker and DT member of Scrap and Stamp, I decided to return to my papercrafting roots.

Years before discovering the joys of cardmaking, I was a scrapbooker.  I scrapbooked when most people didn't know what I was talking about.  Now most people know the term and can even identify at least one company who sells products.  This layout was inspired by Lacey and the other girls from Scrap and Stamp and will be entered into their sporty challenge this week.  This layout will also be entered into at Simon Says Challenge (distressing).

Thank you for looking!  Please join us this week at Paper Sundaes for your chance to win a $15 gift certificate to Stamp and Create and your choice of two images for the latest Wags 'n Whiskers release "Let's Play"!

Details

Image: Wags n' Whiskers Go for Goal

Paper: Bo Bunny, Bazzill cardstock

Embellishments: n/a

Paper Sundaes Eleventh Challenge

Welcome back to yet another fabulous Sunday!  Today marks the first photo inspiration challenge on Paper Sundaes!  Christine found on the internet an absolutely gorgeous photo full of bright jewel tones:

Maybe Next Time by: P0RG

I was inspired by the bright tones and was drawn to the purples and greens:

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The layout is following the current challenge at Friday Sketchers.  I restrained myself (barely) from limiting my use of sparkly, shimmery items:

Please remember to check out the other Sundae Girl creations and this week's challenge on the Paper Sundaes blog for your chance to win YOUR CHOICE of TWO Sweet Pea Stamps from Paper Jewels!

Thank you for looking!

Details

Stamp: Sweet Peas

Ink: Memento

Paper: Bo Bunny a gift of love , Stampin' Up! cardstock, Bo Bunny cardstock

Embellishments: Coluzzle, Fiskars circle cutter and border punch, Cuttlebug corner dies, Prima calypso tin in multi-bright, Recollections coloured rhinestones, stickles, copic markers

Paper Sundaes Ninth Challenge

Another Happy Sunday!  I definately had a wonderful mail week with rubber arriving from Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps (whose new release is out TODAY!), Magnolia-licious (amazing shipping considering that I ordered last Saturday and had them Thursday!), and Paper Jewels (Sweet Peas are now in stock!).  Wow!  So with all that new rubber, I decided to colour...a digital image.

This week's challenge at Paper Sundaes Challenge Blog is a combination of a theme and a technique.  They want you to create a multi-fold card with an Easter or Spring theme.  I chose to do a tri-fold card based on the tutorial on Splitcoast Stampers.  The image is the absolutely adorable A Present for Mom which is perfect for Easter, Spring, Mother's Day or just 'cause I love you Mom days!

Using the Stampin' Up butterfly die I cut out a writing space from white cardstock.  Folded up the card will fit in a standard A2 envelope.

Thank you for looking!  Check out the other fabulous multi-fold cards by the rest of the Paper Sundae Gals over on Paper Sundaes Challenge Blog including gate cards and joyfold cards!

Details

Image: Karen's Doodles

Ink: Stampin' Up (sentiment)

Paper: My Mind's Eye Quite Contrary

Embellishments: copic markers, Spellbinders Nestabilities, Martha Stewart butterfly punch, Stampin' Up butterfly die, sewing machine

Paper Sundaes Eighth Challenge

Oh Happy Sunday!  Not only do I have another Paper Sundaes Challenge creation to share, I also need to direct your attention to Magnolia-licious who has the Wedding and Pirate collection in stock!  I placed my order last night and I stuffed my cart full of Tilda and Edwin images only previously seen in the Spring 2010 Magnolia Ink magazine.

Back on topic...this week one of the lovely design team members and CTMH consultant, Shanna, has chosen the colour combination of Crystal Blue, Hollyhock, and Sweet Leaf for this week's challenge at Paper Sundaes.

Luckily I stumbled across the gorgeous Flutter Collection by Making Memories which fit the colour challenge and happily coloured this little beauty from CC Designs Spring Collection:

I used Close to My Heart adhesive backed half pearls and On Target dimensional elements to add dimension and texture to the card. 

The inside of the card features a sentiment from the CTMH acrylic stamp set Card Chatter - Thank You stamped in Sweet Leaf.

Please join us this week at Paper Sundaes Challenge Blog for your chance to win the CTMH stamp set "Be Yourself" from Sundae Girl Shanna!

This card will be entered into the challenges at Cupcake Crafts (circles) and The Pink Elephant (add green to your colour combo).

Thank you for looking!

Details

Stamp: CC Designs

Ink: Memento, Close to My Heart Sweet Leaf

Paper: Making Memories, Bazzill (green cardstock), WorldWin DoubleMates

Embellishments: Close to My Heart On Target dimensional elements (chipboard) and adhesive backed half pearls, Martha Stewart border and corner punches, Spellbinders Nestabilities, copics, unknown ribbon

Paper Sundaes Seventh Challenge

Happy Sunday!  This week's challenge at Paper Sundaes has me excited - once again we are featuring one of my sketches! 

Mistakenly I thought this meant my card would fly together.  I had even been inspired by the images at The Stamping Boutique during creation.  Ah well, at the end of the struggle, Audrey looks good and I'm happy.  The image I used was a combination of Audrey at the wishing well and Audrey's wishing well.

The colours in the Pleasures Collection from Magenta reminds me of Spring - hard to imagine it was actually their Christmas release.  Not so surprisingly, I continued the basic design and papers into the inside.

The card will be entered into the Get Well Soon challenge at Creative Card Crew although at this time I am undecided as to whether Audrey is wishing someone well on a recovery, retirement, new job, new house - the possibilities are endless - so the inside is currently a blank slate. 

Please join us this week at Paper Sundaes Challenge Blog for your chance to win FIVE digital images from The Stamping Boutique!

Thank you for looking!

Details

Image: The Stamping Boutique

Paper: Pleasures Collection from Magenta, daisy white cardstock from Close To My Heart, Stampin' Up! cardstock

Embellishments: copic markers, stickles, Spellbinders Nestabilities, SU chalk

Mimo and Tossa - Paper Jewels DT

Happy Monday! 

I am so excited about the Spring 2010 Bildmalarna release that I have TWO cards featuring these images with you!  This week Paper Jewels is sponsoring the challenge at Paper Sundaes Challenge Blog for a chance to win two Bildmalarna stamps, Happy Mimosa and Bear with Tulip.  Mimo Football (Soccer) follows the sketch at Charisma Cardz and is distressed for the Paper Sundaes challenge:

My second card is featuring Tossa and the Little Whisper based on the layout from Crazy 4 Challenges:

I love this paper line from Magenta so I used a bit on the inside of the card as well:

The Spring 2010 release features three additional Mimosa images and three additional Tossa images which you can pre-order right now at Paper Jewels.  The new release is already on order from across the sea and is expected to arrive in early March!

Thank you for looking!

Mimo Details

Stamps: Bildmalarna

Ink: Memento

Paper: Bo Bunny soccer paper, Stampin' Up! cardstock

Embellishments: edge distressing tool, copic markers, Spellbinders Nestabilities

Tossa Details
Stamp: Bildmalarna, Stampin' Up! sentiment
Ink: Memento, SU!
Paper: Magenta Pleasures Collection and SU! cardstock
Embellishments: Martha Stewart punch, Spellbinders Nestabilities, SU brads, sewing machine, copic markers

Another Sunday with Paper Sundaes!

This week PaperWorks Co. is sponsoring a sketch challenge at Paper Sundaes Challenge Blog.  I am proud to say that the following sketch is one of my own.

Jacob's Table for Two from The Freckle Love Collection at PaperWorks Co. is absolutely adorable.  He was fun to colour with my copic markers. 

To fit better with the sketch, I chose to cut out Jacob and reposition him closer to the table with pop-up dots.

The sentiment which accompanies Jacob did not quite fit in the Fancy Tags which I trimmed to suit the simplistic layout.  I handwrote the last word on the inside with an Atyou glitter pen from PWCO.  I kept the inside clean and simple.

The paper and embellishments are from the February PaperCard Kit at PaperWorks Co. which includes:

12 – 6″x6″ Patterned Paper from 3Bugs in a Rug – Simple Pleasures Collection

4 – 8.5″ x 11″ sheets of Prismatics Cardstock

3 – 8.5″ x 11″ sheets of Cardstock from Bazzill Basics’s Smoothies Line

2 – 8.5″x11″ sheets of Simply Smooth White Cardstock from Prism)

1 – 8.5″ x 11″ sheet of Bazzill Dotted Swiss Cardstock

Assortment of Brads from BasicGrey

3 yards of Ribbon from Bazzill Basics/Doodlebug

Dewdrops from Robin’s Nest

Blank Flowers from Prima (to be colored to your liking)

BONUS – Assortment of Turquoise buttons and A2 sheet of cardstock diecut from My Mind’s Eye

Enough to make AT LEAST 10 full size cards!

Other supplies used include Spellbinders Nestabilities - Labels One, Martha Stewart border punch and scroll heart punch.

Join us this week at Paper Sundaes for your chance to win copic markers plus a sentiments and characters bundle from PaperWorks Co.!  Your choice of Aqua Amigos, Jungle Jesters, or Safari Friends.

Jacob will be entered into the challenges at Papertake Weekly (Love Actually), Creative Card Crew (Valentine's), Cute Card Thursday (Spots and Dots - swiss dot cardstock, dots on patterned paper), Charisma Cardz (I Love You), and Crazy 4 Challenges (Be My Valentine).

Thanks for looking!