Thursday, December 30, 2010

Wink Wink Ink "Angel Kitty"

Hello! Today I have a Wink Wink Ink card to show you that uses the 'Angel Kitty' image. These images were originally created to be used as Pet Sympathy cards, but they also work well for baby cards and thank you cards. Here I used it as a Thank You card by just adding my own sentiment using my computer. The paper is from Basic Grey 2 Scoops, and I used Spellbinders Nestabilites Dies for the main image panel and sentiment tag. The organza ribbon is from JoAnn's Fabrics and Crafts.

Have a great day! Amy

Tuesday, December 28, 2010

Digital Tuesday Challenge 'Anything Goes'

Hello and welcome to another Digital Tuesday Challenge. This week's challenge is an easy one, so you have no excuses not to play along! Simply make ANYTHING you want, however you want, just be sure to use at least one digital image! Sounds simple enough eh? Our sponsor this week is our very own Digital Stamp Oasis and they are giving away 3 digis to one lucky randomly chosen winner!

To make my card, I used the Digital Stamp Oasis image 'Rebecca Rabbit with Easter Cart'. I decided since the challenge was 'Anything Goes' and I'm sick of winter and Christmas Cards, it's time to move on to my favorite time of the year: "SPRING!". So I pulled out the DCWV 'Spring Stack' and an old sketch from 'I Love to Stamp' and created this cutie: Here is a close up of this sweet image.
And if your wondering what these are, they are buttons purchased at JoAnn's Fabrics and Crafts.

If you'd like to play along with us this week, simply click on the Digital Tuesday Challenge Blinkie in my sidebar and it will take you directly to the Challenge Site with further instructions.
Have a great day! Amy


Saturday, December 25, 2010

McMahon Five Designs and Breast Cancer Awareness

Hello and Merry Christmas everyone! I'm sure NO ONE is looking at my blog today, being it's Christmas and all, but I'm sure some people will pop on over in the next few days and see this post, so it's still worth it. First of all, I'd like to announce that I was selected as a designer for McMahon Five Designs. I'm really excited about it, because they are a great company that sells not just digitals, but also stamps and just about anything you could use in paper-crafting. The company also has several different illustrators, so there is quite a diversity of styles for me to play with. And what I really love about this company is that they have a lot of vintage images that are not original artwork, but are free domain old images that are cleaned up, restored, or even completely redrawn to make it easier for paper crafters to play with them! I'm very anxious to begin working with the vintage images. Now most of you are probably wondering, what about Wink Wink Ink and the Digital Tuesday Challenge? I still plan on continuing with both of those commitments. The Digital Tuesday Challenge is obviously posted on Tuesday, McMahon Five Designs will be posted on Thursday, and I can post my Wink Wink Ink projects any day of the week, so I see no conflicts. And if time becomes an issue, I can always use a digital from one of the two companies for the Digital Tuesday Challenge and 'kill two birds with one stone' as the saying goes.

Anyhow, now onto today's post and my first McMahon Five Design Card. On the 25th of every month, McMahon 5 Design does a "Breast Cancer Awareness Freebie". They encourage you to do your monthly self-exam and then give you a Free Digi in reward. Here is the Freebie this month:


And here is the card I made with the Freebie 'Hope'. I used a sketch from Cindy Haffner (CAC66). The paper is Pretty in Pink and the new Bo Bunny Valentine Pad. I freely stitched around the edges with my sewing machine and put a doily in the background. The pink breast cancer ribbon is a brad.



Have a great day! Amy

Tuesday, December 21, 2010

Digital Tuesday Challenge 'Let's Celebrate!''

Hello and welcome to another Digital Tuesday Challenge. This week's challenge is "Let's Celebrate'. Simply make a card or project that celebrates a holiday or event and includes at least one digital image. Our sponsor this week is the fabulous Dustin Pike and he is giving away 3 digis to one lucky randomly chosen winner.

To make my card, I used an old Dustin Pike freebie "Party Elephant". The sketch is from "I Love to Stamp" and the paper is from K & Co 'Hopscotch Boy Mat Pad". I used a cupcake epoxy chipboard icon from Colorbok 'The Sweet Life' as my accent. The sentiment tag was cut with a Cuttlebug Die and I hand-wrote the sentiment. I put Stickles on the cupcake and the candle, and added a clip, ribbon, and dew drops for more embellishment. If you'd like to play along with us this week, simply click on the Digital Tuesday Challenge Blinkie in my sidebar and it will take you directly to the Challenge Site with further instructions.

Have a great day! Amy

Sunday, December 19, 2010

Wink Wink Ink "Doxie"

Hello! Today I have a Wink Wink Ink card to show you that uses the Dachshund image called 'Doxie'. To make my card I used paper and sentiment tag from a DCWV kit called "Scrapbook in a Stack 'dog'". The sketch is from Mojo Monday. I printed the image out twice, and cut out and popped the dog's head up on dimensionals. It reminds me of one of those bobbles you see sitting in the back of car windows! LOL! Here is a close up of this cutie!

Have a great day! Amy

Thursday, December 16, 2010

'Beauty is in the Eye of the Beholder'

Hello! Today I have a Penny Black card to show you that I made for the Penny Black All Sorts Challenge 'Beauty is in the Eye of the Beholder'. They wanted us to create a card that showed what beauty meant to us. Well, that was an easy answer for me: SPRING! I LOVE SPRING! There is nothing more beautiful in the world for me than the fresh, newness of Spring and everything it offers: Gorgeous blooming bulbs and trees, little birds coming home to build their nests, the air filled with the fragrance of lilacs, the grass turning green again, and the longer, and WARMER days. We've had a really rough week here in Wisconsin. We had a blizzard that dropped 24 inch's of snow on us on Saturday, and then on Sunday came the 'FREEZE'. The temperatures dropped many, many degrees below zero. When I came home from work yesterday, my house was only 48 degrees and my pipes were frozen. Why you ask, because my husband turned off the heat since we both work so much and no one is home anyway. Uh duh! you do not turn off the heat when its BELOW ZERO!!!!! I don't think I slept all night. I was so cold. It took FOREVER for the house to heat up with just a wood stove and in-floor heating. I think I've just now thawed out.

Anyway, that's why I love SPRING and find it so beautiful. Onto the details of my card. I used a sketch from Splitcoaststampers (SC 302), the paper is Cosmo Cricket, the bird button is by Heidi Grace, and my Penny Black image is from a spring stamp set I bought last year. I mounted it up on dimensionals and put Stickles on the flowers. The sentiment is chipboard. I thought after hearing my miserable story you'd like to see a picture of 'WHY I HATE WINTER'. This is me standing in my sun room. That is a snow drift outside my window. I'm 5'7. Nice, eh? Spring can't come soon enough for me.

Have a great day! Amy

Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Digital Tuesday Challenge 'Sparkling Christmas'

Hello and welcome to another Digital Tuesday Challenge. This week's challenge is 'Sparkling Christmas'. Simply make a card or Christmas project that has some sparkle on it and uses at least one digital image. Our sponsor this week is Fairy Dust Crafts and they are giving away 5 digis to one lucky randomly chosen winner.

To make my card, I used the Fairy Dust Crafts image 'Pengy - Christmas Igloo' and a sketch from "I Love to Stamp'. The papers are from DCWV 'The Winter Matstack'. I put Flower Soft on the snow on the ground, Liquid Applique on Pengy's ear muff, and for my 'Christmas Sparkle' I put diamond glaze from Stampin Up! on the igloo itself. The felt snowflake and sentiment are from the JoAnn's dollar bins. Here is a close up so you can see my 'Christmas Sparkle'.


If you'd like to play along with us this week, simply click on the Digital Tuesday Challenge Blinkie in my sidebar and it will take you directly to the Challenge Site with further instructions.
Have a great day! Amy

Sunday, December 12, 2010

Wink Wink Ink 'Little Green Man' and 'Outer Space'

Hello! Today I have a couple of little boy cards I made using the Wink Wink Ink images 'Little Green Man' and 'Outer Space'. My first card uses the 'Outer Space' set, this is a fabulous set that includes several different planets, a space background, and the space ship I used in my card. All the paper in both cards is from DCWV 'All About Boys' stack. I also used the Mojo Monday Sketch 168 on my card. Ribbon, and button are from Stampin Up!, the string is from Martha Stewart. I also added adhesive crystals and star brads for embellishment. Here is a close up of the image. As always, the images are available in black and white and pre-colored, I chose to use the pre-colored images this time.
My second card uses the 'Little Green Man' set which comes with this alien creature image and sentiment. The sketch is from Our Creative Corner. I popped the alien up on dimensionals, and used the pre-colored version again.


Here's another close up for you!



Have a great day! Amy

Thursday, December 9, 2010

Wink Wink Ink 'Dust Bunny'

Hello! Today I have a card to show you that uses the Wink Wink Ink image 'Dust Bunny'. The first time I saw this image, I fell in love with it. Only Melanie could make a 'dust bunny' look so adorable you actually want to have them in your house! LOL! To make my card I used a sketch from 'I Love to Stamp' and the DCWV 'Natural' Mat Stack. This image, like all of Wink Wink Ink images, comes pre-colored and in black and white. I usually use the black and white images because I love to color, but I didn't think I could capture the 'essence' of this image if I colored it myself, so I used the pre-colored image. Ribbon, button, linen thread, and dew drops were added for embellishment. Here's a close up of this cutie. Don't those eyes just make you melt?

Have a great day! Amy

Tuesday, December 7, 2010

Digital Tuesday Challenge "Baby It's Cold Outside"

Hello and welcome to another Digital Tuesday Challenge. This week's challenge is 'Baby it's Cold Outside', simply make a card or project that has something to do with winter weather. Our sponsor this week is Whimsy Stamps and they are giving away 5 digital stamps to one lucky randomly chosen winner.

To make my card, I used this adorable image "Warm Winter Wishes" designed by Crissy for Whimsy Stamps. The sketch is by Verve. I used a large Sizzix Snowflake Die for the Snowflake in the background. The paper is DCWV 'Winter Mat Stack'. I put Flower Soft on the snow on the ground, and Liquid Applique on all the penguins muffs and hats. I left off a sentiment because I thought there were enough words on the card as it was because of the designer paper. Here is a close up for you!


If you'd like to play along with us this week, simply click on the Digital Tuesday Challenge Blinkie in my side bar and it will take you directly to the Challenge Site with further instructions.
Have a great day! Amy

Thursday, December 2, 2010

Making Cards with Felt Stickers

If your crafting on a budget, there is no better place to shop than JoAnn's Fabrics and Crafts. My favorite spot are 'The Dollar Bins', where you can find so many goodies. There are acrylic stamps, wood stamps, ribbon, embellishments, and anything else you can imagine for only $1.00. My latest find are these ADORABLE Felt Stickers. I thought they would make the CUTEST cards, and they did. Here is a group shot of three cards I made, and the some of the felt stickers. Here's a card I made using the Mitten Felt Stickers. I embossed the green background with a Cuttlebug Folder and then wiped white ink over it. The sentiment is retired Stampin Up. The tag is a Spellbinder's Nestabilities Die. The string is from Martha Stewart.
My second card is my personal favorite. I hand cut the snow using felt and a pinking shears. Then I sprayed adhesive on it and sprinkled it with glitter. The ribbon has snowman images on it. I purchased that at Michaels several years ago. All the paper is from last years DCWV Holiday Stack. The foam snow flakes were also purchased at JoAnn's.

And my last card uses the penguin felt sticker from JoAnn's. What a cutie hey? I love the Santa Hat.



I hope I've inspired you to hit the dollar bins at JoAnn's....everyday they have something different in there, you'll never know what you'll find.
Have a great day! Amy