LPS Preview Day #1 - {Angelic Jena}

It's preveiw time again at the {Little Paper Shop}! I can't believe a month has gone by! It is going to be a VERY busy stampin' week though, full of fantastic samples and great prizes too!! LPS is kicking it off right now with the preview of {Angelic Jena}. Isn't she a doll?

The other DT members have some peeks for you too, so be sure to visit the store blog and their blogs too {links in my left sidebar}. As ALWAYS, the amazingly generous Julia is offering up a chance to WIN this set. Leave a comment on the store blog today and a winner will be chosen at random tomorrow.

I'll see you back here tomorrow for more previews from the {Little Paper Shop}!!

Supplies, etc. - Stamps - {Angelic Jena} from {Little Paper Shop}. Paper - Soft Sky, So Saffron c/s; patterned paper from Basic Grey LilyKate and generic {from Target}. Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black. Other - Copic markers, paper snips, So Saffron grosgrain, sky grosgrain from RABOM, dimensionals, glitter pearls, EK Success border punch, slot punch, dimensionals.

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We have a release date!! The new Elisabeth Bell for SCACD stamps will be available for purchase next Friday, July 17th!!! Wow wow wow, I just know these stamps are going to be AMAZING! Blog candy details for the release will be up on the SCACD store blog Follow Your Heart on Tuesday, so you'll need to check that out. Who doesn't love candy -- and when Susana does candy she is SERIOUS!

Also, the DT will also be having a sneak preview BLOG HOP on Thursday, July 16th! Yahoo! There is a lot going on next week so be ready.

Lily the Fairy!

TGIF!!! Today I wanted to share a sketch challenge card!! Sketch challenges are one of my favorite things to play around with, and I haven't had much time doing ones while they are CURRENT lately so last night I made it a point to! You can see the sketch, above, from Jacksonbelle, and here is my card:

I just love the Enchanted Lily plate by Pink Cat Studio!! These super-cute images are available at Susana's Custom Art and Card Design, along with a bunch of other PCS plates {the new Sporty Billy among them!}. The BEST customer service around too.

I stamped Lily in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored with --- wait for it --- COLORED PENCILS AND GAMSOL!!! Yes, I deviated from Copics on this one, I thought I'd shock you with a change, LOL. I did do her skin with Copics because it never turns out right with pencils. I added Diamond Stickles to the Swiss Dots on the background piece and also to the inside of her wings. Fun fun! Can't go wrong with pink and glitter, am I right?

Thanks for visiting today! Hope you all have a great weekend!

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Try It Out Tuesday #26 - Scrap It!

Welcome to Try It Out Tuesday! This week's challenge (TIOT26) from Susana's Custom Art and Card Design is to create a scrapbook page featuring any Anki's Sweethearts for SCACD or Victoria Case for SCACD image! Any size layout will do. :) You can see all the details and all the projects on the SCACD blog.

Well I'm embarassed to say it has been well over a year since I have scrapped. In fact, I can't believe it's July already. The photos in this 8x8 layout were taken just about 1 year ago, when we moved to our new house. One of the first tasks for my DH (and DS #1, as you can see) was to put up a swing set and a FENCE for the back yard. Here they are priming and painting the boards to make the post-and-rail fence that DH built -- it's white of COURSE!

This was a perfect challenge for me as I had these photos sitting here, and who better to pair them with than the darling Little Helper from Anki's Sweethearts? I stamped him in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored with Copic markers. Some highlights with the Ranger white gel pen when all the coloring was done, then cut him out. I cropped and matted my photos and set them aside while I decided on the background piece. In the end I pulled out the Scor-Pal and scored every inch, then rotated one turn and scored every OTHER panel every 1.5" to simulate plank boards all put together. I hand-made the "nails" with the tip of the scoring tool. You should be able to get a good view if you click the picture for the extra-extra-large view.

The angled photo and the Little Helper are up on dimensionals. I printed the title on the computer and colored with Copics as well. The orange paperclip and the fence were in my stash.

Thanks for stopping by today! I hope you are inspired to scrap along with us this week on the SCACD blog!

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LPS Monday - Garden Gate

Hi everyone and welcome to Monday again!! You know that means another goodie from the {Little Paper Shop}!! This week's challenge is a sketch, although it is NOT this sketch. I had planned on making my card last night as my first "down time" of the weekend, but my DS #2 came down with a TERRIBLY HIGH fever that started yesterday morning and was over 104 by dinner time. So instead of stamping and relaxation time I spent the most of the evening and night holding my poor baby. He is much cooler this morning but still not back to his normal self.

Anyway, no stamping for me and I wanted to get something up on the blog here for today so I'm posting this card featuring the June release {Garden Gate}. This creation features the BG Porcelain paper, SU Top Note Die, additional die cuts and a few strokes of the Copics. Nothing too fancy today but still fun!

Be sure to head over to the LPS blog to view the sketch for this week's LPSC23 and enter there {through participation in the challenge} for a chance to win two free digital images of your choice! The fun never stops and Julia is just SO generous! You can also visit the rest of the LPS DT gals, their links are in my left sidebar. They always have amazing projects to share so you won't want to miss out!

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My last item for today -- blog candy alert!!! As Jana's week as the SCACD Spotlight Stamper comes to a close, she is offering up some blog candy! Winning is easy... just leave a comment on her personal blog JANA’S BLOG. Winner will be announced on Saturday July 11th in the morning. What's in it for you??

• Two VC4SCACD Exclusive stamps (Tea for Two & Belle)
• One 6x6 Basic Grey Lemonade Paper pack
• Flower Soft
• Moonlight Smooch

WOW!!! Go check it out! Thanks for stopping by today, I'll see you tomorrow for Try it out Tuesday!

Butterflies & Birthdays

Happy 4th of July!!! Today's card features Catherine with Butterfly from Anki's Sweethearts from Susana's Custom Art and Card Design. She's one of my favorite Anki's -- and I know she's seen the most ink!! This image is from the first series release. Sentiment is from the Pink Cat Studio Lily & Tweet plate, also available from SCACD.

I stamped my Sweetheart with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored with Copic markers. I added some highlights with the Ranger white gel pen when all the coloring was done. Cut and matted using Curved Rectangle Nestabilities.

The card base is Chocolate Chip, and I painted it first with Silver Bells Shimmerz, and then after that dried I painted it with Pumpkin Shimmerz to get a softer brown color and a lot of BLING BLING going on! For once I used brads instead of rhinestones or pearls, hahaha, can you believe it?? Flowers are assorted paper goodies from my stash. Susana sells some great white ones that you can custom color with Shimmerz or Copic markers (or whatever, really!).

Hope everyone has a great holiday weekend!! Check out the TEASER I have for you......

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What a WHIMSICAL Day!

Happy Wednesday out there in blogland!! I am so excited, today I am showing off a BRAND NEW stamp set that was created by my good friend Jessica! How cool is that?? This set is called Butterfly Wishes and it is available NOW, as in JUST RELEASED from The Greeting Farm.

What a fun set! It's full of sweet sentiments and fabulous butterflies and flourishes! I had a blast designing this card and I know you'll love the set too! Check it out at TGF, but FIRST, read on for opportunities to WIN the set for yourself! When you're over there be sure to leave some love for Jessica, I know she is just vibrating with excitement this morning!

Want to WIN this set? Leave a comment on Jessica's blog telling her what you like best about the set or what the first thing that came to your mind was when you saw it! She'd love to hear from you!

Want another chance to win? Multiple entries will be accepted for this Blog Candy contest! All you have to do is post to your own blog about Jessica's brand new set through The Greeting Farm, come back to Jessica's blog and leave her another comment letting her know you did, and you'll get another entry into the contest!

There will be lots of ways to WIN THIS SET throughout the week, both on Jessica's blog and The Greeting Farm, so good luck and have a whimsical day!

**And be sure to scroll down on my blog here for a HUGE TEASER from Susana's Custom Art and Card Design!!!**

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TIOT25 - Lily Goes Red, White and Blue!

Welcome to Tuesday! Today we have an extra-special, extra-patriotic Try it out Tuesday challenge from Susana's Custom Art and Card Design! This week on the SCACD blog we can see in ONLY red, white and blue!

Here is my creation, it's a 4.25" square card featuring LILY from Pink Cat Studio, along with Tweet. This image is from the Lily & Tweet plate, available for the amazing price of $12.50 from SCACD! I stamped the darlings with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored with Copic markers. I added some highlights with the Ranger white gel pen when all the coloring was done. Cut and matted using Classic Oval Nestabilities. The rhinestones are Kaisercraft Diamond, and I used the same Copic marker that I colored her dress with to custom-color them to fit my palette. This is one of my FAVORITE tricks with the Copic markers - that you can customize so many different embellishments to the perfect color using them. They work on SO many surfaces, especially the plastic of the Bella Baubles, rhinestones, buttons, etc. -- I do it all the time!

Hope you find the time to play along with us during this holiday week! Color challenges are always fun and you can incorporate a 4th of July theme too if you are so inclined! Thanks for stopping by today, be sure to check out the rest of the red, white and blue spirit from the SCACD design team {blog links on my left sidebar}. See you tomorrow!

LPS Monday - Cupcakes!

Happy Monday! Can you believe it's almost July already? Time flies!! Today for LPS Monday I wanted to share this Katie Cupcake card. She's a cutie! I could go for a big giant cupcake today.

I colored Katie with Copic markers and paper pieced the cupcake. Then I went over the colored cupcake top with a Quickie Glue Pen and added some iridescent/pinkish Art Insitute Glitter (forgot the name) to the entire top. Lots of Soft Pink Kaisercraft Rhinestones and Basic Grey Bittersweet paper and she's all set!

There is a challenge this week on the LPS blog - it's a Sketch with a Twist! You can see the sketch over on the blog and the twist is to use cupcakes!! So I got it half right this week! ;-) Go check it out, and leave some love for the rest of the LPS design team if you have time (links on my left sidebar). There should be lots of cupcake inspiration out there in blog land today so eat up!

Chase Your Dreams

Welcome to the weekend! Today I have a fun card to share made with my Victoria Case for SCACD images. Isn't this little Follow Your Heart girl a CUTIE?? I love her smile and her big eyes.

I stamped her with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored with Copic markers. I added some highlights with the Ranger white gel pen when all the coloring was done. The sentiment is from the "Susanaments 2" set that Susana designed to accompany some of her illustrator's collections. Love them! I masked it off to stamp it vertically instead of horizontally and then cut it out using Classic Oval Nestabilities. The background paper strips are Basic Grey Bittersweet, and the double-sided grosgrain is from RABOM. Pink Rhinestones from Kaisercraft, and I covered the oval balloon in the front with a Clear Copic Glitter Pen for some sparkle {didn't show up so well in the pic}.

Thanks for stopping by today! Hope you have a wonderful weekend!

Clearly Nuts...For You - TIOT24

Happy Tuesday out there in blogland! You know what this means - another fabulous Try it out Tuesday from Susana's Custom Art and Card Design! This week on the SCACD blog we can see CLEARLY now, as challenged by the extremely talented Suzanne Dean - use ACETATE on your project today. Yahoo! I really like playing with acetate on cards, boxes, and other papercrafting goodies, but I don't use it as much as I should. So thanks for the nudge Suzanne!

Here is my clear creation, it's a clear card, A2 sized, with a white cardstock insert on the inside panel for writing the greeting. For today's project I wanted to get my new Victoria Case for SCACD stamps back out and give them some love!! This image is called Nuts for You from the Hearts and Hugs Collection {Victoria Case for SCACD} released last month. Love her!! Those big, beautiful eyes and Victoria does scenery just BEAUTIFULLY! I stamped this cuties with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored with Copic markers. I added some highlights with the Ranger white gel pen when all the coloring was done. Cut and matted using Square Nestabilities.

The sentiment is from the set designed by Susana to compliment these great images - they are called "Susanaments"! So adorable! I omitted it with my ink pad so I could put the words underneath each other to fit into the circle. Added lots of Lilac Kaisercraft rhinestones on the scallops of the square, layered it over my yummy Basic Grey WISTERIA paper panel, and viola! Such fun to work with clear cards, I hope you are inspired to give it a try and play along with us! Thanks for stopping by today.

LPS Monday - Growing Old

Happy Monday! I hope everyone had a great weekend. :)

You know I love my Mondays - time to play with stamps from the {Little Paper Shop}, that is a guaranteed good time for me! Today's sample features the {Growing Old} stamp set, a fun collection of humorous sentiments about birthdays and aging. I have used this set a number of times already and I can tell it will be one to pull out often, especially for those milestone birthday celebrations! The colors are Purely Pomegranate and Kraft and the paper is Basic Grey Bittersweet.

Since it's the start of a new week, over on the LPS blog there is a new sketch challenge up and running today! If you participate in our sketch challenge and link your creation over on the blog this week, you will be entered into the drawing to win 2 free digital stamps from the {Little Paper Shop}! Woo hoo! Sketch challenges are my favorite ones, and this week is a really versatile one. I ran out of time to participate with all the family stuff this past week, but I am looking forward to seeing what YOU make with it! Remember, free is good!

Stop by and visit the rest of the LPS DT as well, their blog links are on my left sidebar. I know blurfing can often fall by the wayside when we get busy, I am EXTREMELY guilty of that right now with everything in my life and my family the last few weeks, but they all work hard and could use some love if you have time. {I do hope to start getting back around to blogs this week, I did not forget you ladies!}. Of course visit the LPS store blog for the sketch challenge details and sketchy inspiration.

Thanks for stopping by today, I will see you tomorrow!

Anki's Sweethearts - Isac

Bring on the weekend! I don't know about you but it's been a long week over here so I am happy to have an extra set of hands around here with the kids for the next two days. :)

Today's project features one of the new Sweethearts from Anki's June release at Susana's Custom Art and Card Design - meet Isac! I am always ready for good boy images and Anki did not disappoint! You can see all the latest stamps by clicking the link above, or the blinkie in my right sidebar.

I stamped this cutie with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored him with - you guessed it - Copic markers. I cut out the finished image using Labels 4 Nestabilities and then snipped off the sides with my paper cutter. I cut the same shape a second time, colored the paper to match with my Copics and then cut off the top and bottom with my paper cutter and added them as a shadow of a mat behind the main image for a little more dimension.

The soccer ball paper is from my stash, as are the green brads that make the line along the side. The word "Goal" is from the latest set of Susanaments designed to accompany the new Anki's Sweethearts. I omitted the rest of the sentiment just because it wouldn't fit onto the card. The image panel is adhered with dimensionals.

Thanks for stopping by today! I hope that everyone has a great Father's Day weekend!

Try It Out Tuesday #23 - Get Sketchy

Hello and welcome to another Try it out Tuesday from Susana's Custom Art and Card Design! This week on the SCACD blog we are getting SKETCHY with a fabulous sketch challenge created by our own Suzanne Dean. This week's sketch does double-duty, both as our DT challenge AND as the monthly sketch on the PCP page for SCACD. If you play along with us here using this sketch and upload your creation to PCP with the keyword "scacdjune", you will be entered into the random drawing to win a stamp from the store! So get inspired and get sketchy with us at SCACD!

Here is my creation, featuring this awesome Adirondack Chair from Lockhart Stamp Company. I stamped the chair with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored it with Copic markers {bet you get sick of hearing me say that part of the card-making recipe, huh?!}. I cut out the finished image using Labels 1 Nestabilities. Added some clouds to the background and used my all-time favorite, Lily-Kate paper from Basic Grey. For the long skinny panel on the left side I hand-drew in some stitching to go along with the more "shabby" or "rustic" look to this card.

Pretty simple today, but I have to say, that chair looks good no matter how you color it!! All it needs is an ocean view and it would be my idea of paradise!! Thanks for stopping by today. Be sure to visit the rest of the SCACD DT blogs {links in my left sidebar} and the SCACD store blog for more sketchy inspiration.

LPS Preview - {Garden Gate}

Happy Monday!!! Monday is always a happy day for me since I joined the {Little Paper Shop} DT, because that's our weekly challenge and project spotlight day!! And today is extra-special because I am back to preview our second June new release set, and this time, we have a challenge to go along with it!

Introducing: {Garden Gate}! There is so much to love about this set - from the chic cafe table set to the sweet sentiments there is something for every style here! For my card I chose this fabulous flowered arch - gorgeous! This set is like nothing LPS has done before and is SUPER fun to color and embellish. The sentiments are perfect for all occasion so we know you will be getting plenty of use out of this brand new set!

Be sure to head over to the LPS blog today to see what the DT has created for this challenge. It's also LPS Monday, and the 15th of the month (the day of our monthly DT challenge), which means we have QUITE the awesome challenge for you, and not only one, but TWO ways to WIN this set!

This month's DT challenge is to use TEXTURE on your project, so think of all that good stuff we have to add a little oomph to our projects - Flower Soft, flock, embossing powder, dry embossing, paper toile, beads, even chunky glitter. If it adds texture, we want to see it!! Keyword LPSC20 for uploading.

My texture on today's project is FLOWER SOFT, fabulous with this lovely archway. I also used dry embossing with the Cuttlebugged background. Colored the rest of the arch with Copic markers, the sketch is MOJO90. I had such fun playing with this set, I hope you do too!

Want MORE deals and steals from LPS?? For one week only, beginning with Tuesday's release, BOTH new releases are on sale for 10% off at {Little Paper Shop} (while supplies last)!

As far as WINNING this wonderful set, you can do that in two ways. First, you can participate in our fun DT challenge, issued this month by the FABULOUS me (LOL), and as always, you can leave a comment on the LPS blog to be randomly selected for another chance to win! So we'll see you over at the LPS blog right now for all the fun!

LPS Preview - {Katie Cupcake}

Happy Sunday! Still half the weekend to go, I hope you are enjoying yours! Today is extra-special since we have the first day of June previews for this month's {Little Paper Shop} release! We are so excited to be releasing two super-cute sets this month! Both sets will be released THIS Tuesday, June 16th and will be on sale for 10% off beginning on release day. This sale will last one week or while supplies last, so be sure to grab your new stamps while they're HOT! This first set is called {Katie Cupcake}. Isn't she a cutie?

I paired her with some Basic Grey Lime Rickey and this week's sketch over at Taylored Expressions (TECC72). I'm not usually a bright colors fan, but I thought she would look good with this paper and as soon as I saw it I knew I had to try this sketch.

I stamped Katie with Memento Tuxedo Black and colored her with Copic markers. The cupcake top is painted with Shimmerz. Lime Rickey patterned paper of course, with Night of Navy and Pink Passion cardstock. The custom brads are a SU build-a-brad (love this concept!!) and I added some beads I had in my stash as a last "sprinkle" over the top of the cupcake.

Be sure to head on over to the LPS blog today to check out the rest of the DT's adorable previews and also to join us in welcoming TWO new DT members! We are thrilled to announce that Heather Lee-Reppen and Janna Hull have accepted the invitation to our Design Team and can't wait to "WOW" you and show off their creative skillz with LPS!

Last but not least, as always with our LPS releases -- do you want to WIN this set? All you have to do is leave a comment over on the LPS blog for today's {Katie Cupcake} post and and one lucky winner will be chosen tomorrow via Random.org. Good luck!

Anki's Sweethearts - RELEASE DAY!!

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Yes, it's HERE!! Today is the day and the new Anki's Sweethearts for Susana's Custom Art and Card Design are available now at the store!! Click on the blinkie above to be taken directly to the main Anki page.

Here's another sample for you. This card uses Rebecka, who is teaching all sorts of important things to her stuffed bunnies. Isn't she a SWEETHEART?! I matched her up with the blinkie, LOL, it was unintentional, I swear!! Just like the last few days, each design team member is showing off one of the new images on their blogs today, as well as on the SCACD store blog, so be inspired!!

I stamped Miss Rebecka in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored with Copic markers. I added some highlights with the Ranger white gel pen when all the coloring was done. Cut and matted using Circle Nestabilities. I added the white sugarcoating glitter to her headband using a Quickie Glue pen - the BEST glue for adding powders, hands down, I buy them in quantities of at least 5, heehee, and use them all the time. If you haven't tried it you should, it's cheap, holds well, dries clear and has a fine point tip so you can get a little bit of "blue glue" into almost any nook or cranny you'll find! Threaded through my layered ribbon, hand-doodled around the edge of the main image and the sentiment and viola! The glittery paper is from Die Cuts With A View and the patterned paper is Basic Grey Wisteria, which Susana will soon be carrying!!.

As I said, the stamps are IN STOCK now so enjoy your Friday Frenzy Spending Spree of these new little Sweethearts! Have a great weekend!