Pumpkin Patch Girl - SSSC286

It's been over a month since I played along with the Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge and I don't know why - I love their sketches!  This is SSSC286 but I flipped it to work with my image.

I stamped the image (PI Pumpkin Patch Girl) with Memento Tuxedo black ink onto Bella’sBestest paper and coloured her with copics.  The paper is Lilybeedesign "Autumn Spice" along with SU Pumpkin Pie and Chocolate Chip.  I paper pieced her sweater and added, perhaps a bit too much, glossy accents to the pumpkins - boy do they shine!

Enjoy your week.

Cheerio.....Leslie

Birthday Bear - SSSC281

Today's Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge (SSSC281)  was super easy so I thought I'd get another birthday card made - August is a busy birthday month for me!

I stamped Fred Bear and the Butterfly (discontinued) onto watercolour paper and had a try with my watercolour pencils.  I clearly need more practice :)  Fred was actually holding a daisy but I masked that off and used the Party Balloons die to make two balloons which I tied on with some bakers twine.  The paper is BoBunny "Surprise" with some Pumpkin Pie and dark blue from my scrap bin.  

Cheerio.....Leslie

Ali's goodbye -SSSC258

My favourite barista, Ali, left Starbucks!  While I am so happy for him in his new job I was so sad to see him leave.  He was a breath of sunshine each morning to me and many, many Starbucks customers. 

I made his card using the SSSC258 layout.  The sentiment is Stampingbella "Sometimes People Forget" and it was perfect for Ali!  The paper is Echo Park "A Boy's Life".  I drew two little Starbucks cups and personalized them as he does for me each morning!  And just for the record, I don't get two drinks every day - one is for my co-worker Vicky :)

Here is the inside using the second sentiment that is included.

He loved his card - he got teary, I got teary.  Sometimes tears can be happy and sad at the same time!

Cheerio.....Leslie

Christmas night - SSSC257

Here is my card using the SSSC257 layout - and my first Christmas card for 2015! 

The only stamping on this is the snowflake.  I wanted to try a blended sky and was pleased with it but need to practice a bit more.  I used four Tim Holtz Distress inks: weathered wood, dusty concord, tumbled glass and salty ocean and blended them all together with a blending sponge.  The die is from Memory Box and it's called Country Landscape.  I added some sparkle to the rooftops and a big, bright moon in the corner.  

Cheerio.....Leslie

Sympathy - SSSC256

Keeping up with my Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge, here is my card using the SSSC256 layout.   

I stamped two poppies from LJD Pretty Poppies  onto Bella's Bestest paper with Wild Cherry and Jellybean Green ink.  The sentiment is from CS About Sympathy and I added some sequins to balance it out.

Cheerio.....Leslie

Freckles - SSSC255

Almost caught up with my SSSC cards - here's SSSC255!

 

I stamped PI Freckles onto Bella's Bestest paper with Memento Tuxedo black ink and coloured her with copics.  I used the Blueprints 1 die-namics and attached the little flag with a brad.  Her little top is paper pieced and the papers are MME Lost and Found Madison Avenue.

Cheerio.....Leslie

Big Rock - SSSC254

I needed an engagement card and the SSSC254 worked perfectly with Big Rock.  Can you believe the size of that diamond?!

 

I stamped Big Rock onto Bella's Bestest paper with Memento Tuxedo black ink and coloured it with copics.  This is such a fast image to colour, I love it!  I added some stickles to the diamond and two Swarovski crystals (yes, Swarovski!) in the corner which are SO sparkly but the camera doesn't capture the true sparkle.  On the inside I continued the sparkle with a strip of paper and the sentiment that comes with the image.

Cheerio.....Leslie

My Umbrella - SSSC253

I was away on holiday so am a few weeks behind on my personal challenge to keep up with Karen's Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenges but as this past weekend was a long weekend for us I spent most of yesterday in my stamp room. I'm happy to say I'm almost caught up so there will be lots of posts from me this week :)

Here is SSSC253.

I stamped PI My Umbrella onto Bella's Bestest paper with Memento Tuxedo black ink and coloured her with copics.  The papers are MME Lime Twist Fly a Kite and I paper pieced her umbrella.

Cheerio.....Leslie

Baseball Birthday wishes

I'm a day late with these birthday wishes - hope my friend doesn't mind!  I used Karen's SSSC252 and rotated the sketch once.

 

 

I stamped PI Baseball Boy onto Bella's Bestest paper with Memento Tuxedo black ink and coloured him with copics.  I used the team colours - Cincinnati Reds!  The background is done with the Diagonal Stripes Background stamp (MFT) and I fussy cut him out and popped him up with dimensionals.  The border is made with the Fishtail Flags die-namic (MFT).  The baseball is from Have an All Star die-namic (MFT) except it was as big as his head - LOL - so I used a small circle punch to make it more realistic.

I hope my friend's birthday was a "home-run"!

Cheerio.....Leslie

More birthday wishes - SSSC251

I had time to play along with the Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge (SSSC251) yesterday and added another birthday card to my stash.

 

I stamped the PI Cause for Celebration (MFT) onto Bella's Bestest paper with Memento Tuxedo black ink and coloured her with copics.  The paper is MME Abbey Road and I added a bit of ribbon and a flower made with the Hybrid Camelia flower die-namic (MFT).  I added some glitter to her bow from my Wink of Stella pen and I applied a few coats of clear glaze pen to her shoes for some shine.  I really wanted to straighten those tilted panels in the sketch :) but I stopped myself and stayed true to the sketch - LOL.

 

On the inside I stamped the same image again and then paired up two sentiments from two different stamp sets - love when you can mix and match!

Have a good week.

Cheerio.....Leslie

Birthday Wishes - SSSC250

With a new year comes new goals and one of my stamping goals is to play along more with Karen's Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenges.  She puts so much time and effort in to these sketches and they are great for me - I almost can't make a card now without using a sketch!  Another stamping goal is to use up what's in my "NEW stamps/dies/stencils" bin.  I'm sure I'm not alone with all the stuff I buy but haven't used yet :)

I stamped DG Party Time (MFT) onto Bella's Bestest paper with Memento Tuxedo black ink and coloured her with copics.  I  used some of the fun papers from Bo Bunny "Surprise" pack and added just a bit of Wink of Stella to her hair clip.  So, that's my card for the SSSC250.  Have a good week.

Cheerio.....Leslie

Merry Kissmas - SSSC245

I'm very late making this card but was determined to keep up with my "Christmas" Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge to myself :)

 

The layout is SSSC245 and I made two identical cards as I had all the supplies out and it was pretty quick to colour up.

 

I stamped PI Merry Kissmas onto Bella's Bestest paper with Black Licorice Hybrid ink and coloured it with copics. I added some glitter to her hat and along the bottom for snow and I also added some tiny dots of glitter - they look like tiny snowflakes falling - but it's hard to see in the photo.

 

 

I was hurrying to finish these cards and totally forgot to take my copic photo - sorry.

 

So happy I was able to squeak this one in and looking forward to this Sunday's sketch!

Cheerio.....Leslie

Stamps:  PI Merry Kissmas
Ink:  Black Licorice Hybrid ink, copics
Paper:  Bella's Bestest paper, Baja Breeze, Prima North Country Collection "Icicles"
Other:  Glitter, silver cord, Baja Breeze seam binding, Fishtail Flags Layers STAX die-namic

Winter Fun - SSSC244

It's Sunday and that means another Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge (SSSC244) and my own personal challenge to make them ALL Christmas cards.  I will admit, I was a bit freaked out by the tilted panel but I persevered :)

 

I stamped Winter Fun Robin onto Bella's Bestest paper with Black Licorice Hybrid ink and coloured it with copics.  He's certainly not a robin, not sure what bird he is - LOL.  I stamped the trees again and fussy cut them out so they would be outside the circle and it also gave them some dimension.  I added some tiny flecks of glitter to the trees and the bird's hat.  The sentiment is stamped onto a vellum banner and I strategically placed a tiny glue dot behind the "&" so it doesn't show.

 

 

Here are the copics I used.

 

 

Have a great week. 

 

Cheerio.....Leslie

Stamps:  Winter Fun Robin (YNS), Christmas Bauble (YNS)
Ink:  Black Licorice Hybrid ink, copics
Paper:  Bella's Bestest paper, Cherry Cobbler, Vellum, Fancy Pants Home for Christmas "Nativity" DSP
Other:  Fishtail Flags Layers STAX die-namic (MFT), glitter

Happy Christmas - SSSC243

With the clocks turned back an hour last night I had some extra time to stamp today!  There's a push on for my Christmas cards now - I am SO behind compared to last year!  So, my challenge to myself is to play along with every SSSC and make them all holiday cards....here's SSSC243.  

 

 

I stamped the cute PI Happy Christmas onto Bella's Bestest paper with Black Licorice Hybrid ink and coloured her with copics.  I fussy cut her out and popped her up onto a circle that I embossed with the Perfect Polkadots folder.  I added my Wink of Stella pen to the tree star and her hat trim and mittens.

 

Here are the copics I used.

 

Cheerio.....Leslie

Stamps:  Happy Christmas (MFT)
Ink:  Black Licorice Hybrid ink, copics
Paper:  Bella's Bestest paper, Garden Green, Cherry Cobbler, Crumb Cake, Simple Stories "Naughty or Nice" DSP
Other:  Circle nesties, Perfect Polkadots embossing folder, Wink of Stella pen

Batty for Starbucks!

I have been thinking about a Halloween card to make for my favourite Starbucks and today's SSSC242 was the perfect layout!

I stamped PI Batty For You onto Bella's Bestest paper with Black Licorice Hybrid ink and coloured her with copics.  I used my black wink of stella pen for a little sparkle on her bat wings and crystal effects on her shoes.  Of course, there HAD to be the Starbucks cup in there somewhere so I drew a little cup, coloured it and popped it up in her hand!

On the inside I used a bit more of the Halloween paper from the front, added the sentiment and then found the most perfect bat brad to add in the corner!

Here are the copics I used.

I can't wait to give it to them tomorrow...they have been asking for weeks when their next card is coming!

Cheerio.....Leslie

Stamps:  PI Batty About You
Ink:  Black Licorice Hybrid ink, copics
Paper:  Bella's Bestest paper, Echo Park Happy Halloween, Pumpkin Pie, Basic Black
Other:  Black Wink of Stella, crystal effects, buttons, bat brad

Too cute to spook!

I had time to play along with this weeks SSSC241 on Monday while I was waiting for a repair man to make an appearance...and yes you did read a bit of 'sarcasm' there!  Anyhow, while I was waiting I made this card.  I did rotate the sketch once to make it work better for me :)

I stamped PI Batty For You onto Bella's Bestest paper with Black Licorice Hybrid ink and coloured her with copics.  I love these little Pure Innocence images - they are just so cute!  I added a bit of Wink of Stella to her bat wings and of course crystal effects on her shoes.

 

 

On the inside I added a strip of the pattern paper and left room to write.

 

 

Here are the copics I used.

 

Have a great week.

Cheerio.....Leslie

Stamps:  PI Batty For You, Costumed Cuties Sentiments
Ink:  Black Licorice Hybrid ink, copics
Paper:  Bella's Bestest paper, Pumpkin Pie, Elegant Eggplant, Echo Park Happy Halloween
Other:  Fishtail Flags Layers STAX die-namic (MFT), Black Wink of Stella pen, crystal effects

No stamps, no ink, no copics....oh my!

This card didn't use any stamps, copics or ink pads - how crazy is that?!  The sketch is Karen's SSSC240. 

I die-cut the 50 from Big Numbers using Daffodil Delight cardstock and covered them with my Wink of Stella pen.  Then I added a generous coat of crystal effects.  They look so cool in real life :)

I mounted them on two pierced circles.  A little zig zag sewing around the edge and that was it - super fast and a fun card to make. 

Cheerio.....Leslie

Paper:  Bella's Bestest paper, Daffodil Delight, Real Red, Not Quite Navy (SU), BoBunny "Surprise"
Other:  Pierced Circle STAX die-namic (MFT), Big Numbers die-namic (MFT), Wink of Stella, Crystal Effects

Starbucks Pumpkin Spice Latte

Well, summer is over and we're easing into the fall season which brings to mind one of the most anticipated drinks at Starbucks.....the Pumpkin Spice Latte!  Just last week my favourite barista was asking, "when are we getting our fall card Leslie"?  Sheesh, they're so spoiled - LOL, so I decided to make them one with the pumpkin spice in mind.  My layout is the SSSC238.

 

 

I stamped two of the sweet images from "Pumpkins on the vine" set onto Bella's Bestest paper with Memento Tuxedo black ink and coloured them with copics.  Don't you love her sweet little pumpkin hat?  I haven't decided if she's sharing her pumpkin spice latte with the squirrel or he's sharing it with her.  Either way - yum!  I drew the Starbucks cup freehand but couldn't quite match it perfectly as their green logo in the circle was too much for me :)

 

 

On the inside I used one of the sentiments that came with the stamp set and also the row of pumpkins along the bottom. 

Here are the copics I used.

 

 

I can't wait to give this to them tomorrow!

Cheerio.....Leslie

Stamps:  Pumpkins on the vine (TSG)
Ink:  Memento Tuxedo black, copics
Paper:  Bella's Bestest paper, Cajun Craze (SU), Not Quite Navy (SU), Lilybeedesign "Autumn Spice"
Other:  Jumbo Fishtail Banner STAX die-namic (MFT), button, hemp cord, Wink of Stella pen