Happy Birthday, Lynette!

Happy Birthday, Lynette

Welcome to our Surprise Birthday Blog Hop for Lynette owner of Sweet Pea Stamps.

Today we are celebrating Lynette's birthday and letting her know how much we all love her and the wonderful work she does running Sweet Pea Stamps.

So I made you a card:

Here is the full Blog Hop List so you don't miss any stops, have fun hopping and please leave some love on the Sweet Pea Stamps Blog for Lynette.

Blog Hop List

Sweet Pea Stamps Blog

Suzi McKenzie

Lea Kimmel (me)

Nataliya Simpson

Sharon Rogers

Linda Tagg 

Aletha Jane

Holley Tondre Barnhart

Denise

aNNie

Ann-Marie "Annemi" Johansson

Tera Fujan "Stamp Queen"

Erin

Jenn

Jane
Janine

Hope you enjoy the hop and enjoy your special day!  BIG HAPPY BIRTHDAY WISHES!

Hugs,

Lea

Wicked Wednesday is A Day for Daisies

That's right!  It's Wicked Wednesday ATC Challenge Blog time and this week our sponsor is A Day for Daisies with a theme of Something Girly.  One of the things I truly love about A Day for Daisies images is how they are all simple but so sweet.  They are truly one of my favorite digital companies!  This image is Tiny Pixie Leaf and she is just so adorable!

Here's what I used to create this ATC: 

A Day for Daisies© Tiny Pixie Leaf

Stampendous® Angel Wings Quotes Perfect Clear™ Stamp Set

Cardstock from Bazzill Basics Paper™

Pebbles™ Family Ties 6x6 Paper Pad

Neenah® Classic Crest™ Solar White Cover Stock

Memento™ Pistachio Ink by Tsukineko®

Tim Holtz® Distress Ink in Antique Linen

Queen & Co.® Pearls in Teal

Zip Dry™ Paper Glue by Beacon Adhesives

Copic® Markers:

• YG91, 93, 95, 97
• BG05, 07, 57
• E00, 11, 33, 93
• BV00

Here's what I did to create this ATC:

Print image, color with markers, trim to desired size

Add distress ink all around white cs and edges

Stamp sentiment in lower right corner

Trim Bazzill™ to ATC size (2 1/2 x 3 1/2)

Trim patterned paper for background as shown

Adhere all three layers with paper glue

Free-hand cut six leaves from dot paper, adhere to ATC

Using marker, add some shading to each leaf

Adhere small pearl to each group of leaves

That's it for this Wednesday.  I do hope you'll play along with our challenge here; you might just win!  Thanks for stopping by today and I'll see you again tomorrow!

Hugs,

Lea

Wicked Wednesday with Emerald Faeries

Hi there!  Welcome back to another Wicked Wednesday ATC Challenge Blog post.  This week our sponsor is A & T Digital Designs, Home of the Emerald Faeries Garden Digital Stamps.  I've used Jewel for my ATC, here she is:

Here's what I used to create this ATC:

Emerald Faeries "Jewel" Digital Stamp

Neenah Classic Crest Solar White CS

Pebbles Family Ties 6x6 Paper Pad

Martha Stewart Grass Edge Punch

Beacon Adhesive Zip Dry

Copic Markers:

• BG000, 05, 07, 53
• B95, 97, 99
• E00, 11, 33, 43, 44, 47
• BV0000, 000, 00
• YG21, 23, 25
• R24, 27
• Y15, 18, 19
• C6

Here's what I did to create this ATC:

Print image, color and trim to desired size

Trim patterned paper to standard ATC size

Punch strip of green dot paper with grass punch

Fussy cut flowers from the patterned paper 

Adhere all layers as shown

She's a cutie, don't you think?  I certainly had fun coloring her up!  Hope you'll stop by again tomorrow for my Dreamweaver post and Friday I'll have my final post for the Stampendous and Add A Little Dazzle blog collaboration.  See you again soon!  Have a blessed day!

Hugs,
Lea

Fairy Dust?

It's time for another challenge at Desert Islands Crafters Challenge Blog.  Our sponsor for this challenge is The Stamping Chef and my image is Fairy Dust.  I have to admit, this image cracked me up when I saw it.  It comes with a sentiment but since I wasn't given the sentiment I made up my own, which also cracked me up!  I guess I'm easily amused!  Here's our itinerary for this challenge:

1.  Distress it.

 2.  NO FLOWERS!!!

 3.  Monotone.

 4.  Not a Card.

 5.  Use a funny quote or saying.

 6.  Make it sexy for that love in your life!

 7.  use at least 3 pattern papers

 8.  emboss it 

 9.  use ribbon

10.  use metal  

I've used #'s 2, 3, 5, 7 & 9.

Here's what I used to create this card:

The Stamping Chef - Fairy Dust©

Pebbles™ - Garden Party Patterned Paper

Bazzill® Cardstock

Neenah® Classic Crest™ Solar White

Copic® Markers: E50, 51, 21, 53: B12, 14; R00, 01, 02, 20, 21, 22, 25; C00, 0, 01; 0 Colorless Blender

Copic® atYou Spica Peach Glitter Pen

Stampendous® Ultra Fine Crystal Multi Glitter

Beacon Adhesive® Zip Dry™

Foam Mounting Squares

Glue Dots®

White Seam Binding

Copic® R20 Refill

Here's what I did to create this card:

Print image and color with Copic markers, trim to desired size

Create card base from Bazzill with a tent fold

Trim patterned papers as shown

Adhere all layers of patterned paper to card base

Adhere image to card

Create and print sentiment, trim as desired

Create a mat for sentiment from Bazzill used for card base

Trim a piece of seam binding, place in container and dye with Copic refill, heat with heat gun to dry

Tie bow from seam binding and attach with glue dot

Attach sentiment with foam mounting squares

Add glitter to "poof" and under "fairy dust" on sentiment

Sadly, this is the last post for Desert Island Crafters Challenge Blog for a few months.  We're going to take a summer break but we'll be back in the fall ready to challenge you to even more fun challenges!  I hope you'll play along with us prior to our break.  Thanks for stopping by!  I'll see you again soon!

Hugs,

Lea

Baaa...

The Dream Team is ready to inspire you with some extra fun this week! Not only are we posting with the Flora and Fauna challenge, we are introducing you to our THREE NEWLY RELEASED DESIGNS...our Owl Buddy, the Open Sheep, and the art nouveau-inspired Heron, which you had a sneak peek at two weeks ago on theDream It Up! blog. Three lucky commenters on the Dream Team's posts will receive one of these designs to be announced on the Dream It Up! blog next week. Tell us in your comment which technique YOU would use with your favorite of these new designs.

Here is what I created this week...

Here's what I used to create this card:

Dreamweaver Stencils© Open Sheep Stencil LL 3040

Dreamweaver Stencils© White Embossing Paste

Bazzill® Cardstock

Pebbles™ "Garden Party™" 6x6" Paper Pad

Copic® Markers E25, 31, 40, 41, 42; YG17, 25; B0000

May Arts Ribbon®

Queen & Co® Pearls

Zip Dry™ Adhesive

Foam Mounting Squares

Here's what I did to create this card:

Paste emboss sheep, set aside to dry

Create card base with a tent fold

Trim patterned papers as shown

Once sheep is dry, add shading to sheep and background with markers

Trim to desired size

Cut ribbon to fit

Adhere all layers and ribbon as shown

Color pearls with marker and attach to lamb

Ready for more ideas? Check out our this week's team players:

Dream It Up!

Lyn Bernatovich

Lynn Mercurio

Jamie Martin 

Louise Healy

Alison Heikkila

Lea Kimmel (me)

Kristine Reynolds

Pam Hornschu

Kristi Parker Van Doren 

Gill Wilson

Laura Drahozal 

 

Thanks for stopping by today and feel free to check out my Stampendous post for today as well.  Have a wonderful day!

Hugs,

Lea

Desert Islands Crafters Challenge Time!

So, I'm a little behind the 8 ball for this one but I hope my card will make up for my tardiness.  Let me just say, it's been a crazy weekend and I'm actually glad it's almost over!  I don't say that very often but I'm looking forward to the week ahead!  Our Desert Islands Crafters Challenge sponsor for this round is Polka Doodles, the image I've used is Dollie Daydream Goes East - Lantern Digi.  I've colored my image with Copics, enhanced her with a little chalk make-up (eye shadow and blush) and chalked the background.  I also used chalk for my lantern glow on the outside of the lantern.  Here's the itinerary for this challenge:

1. Asian Themed
2. Lots of Red
3. Metallics
4. Text (as in, paper or embellishments with text on them)
5. Mythical Creatures
6. Vellum
7. Found Object from Nature
8. Stripes
9. Use Chalk
10. Make it Glow

For my card, I used all but #5.  I just didn't have any mythical creature stamps or embellies that would have worked!  Here's my project:

I really had fun with this one!  If you're wondering where the metallic part of my card is, I used DecoArt's Metallic Lustre in Gold Rush on her dress hooks and trim around the edge.  I also used if for the handle of the lantern.  I punched the flowers out of vellum with a punch from  EK Success and colored them with Copics on the back side.  It was a beautiful spring-like day here in North Carolina so I enjoyed my little walk-about looking for just the right twigs for my "cherry blossoms."  My papers are Bazzill, Neenah Classic Crest Solar White Cover and Basic Grey's "konnichiwa."  The chalks are from Pebbles, Inc.    

We hope you'll play along with the DICC team, you just might win!  Thanks for stopping by!  

Hugs,

Lea