Spin Spin Spin

Princess A has her first ever dance competition this evening; I cannot express how proud I am of her! When I first saw this sketch from Freshly Made Sketches (#225), I thought it would be perfect with a ballerina mouse, but my stamp was too small.

Enter the bear. Just the right size, and the pinwheel adds a fun, festive touch.

It took a long time to decide on a sentiment (I do not have that many), but thought the double-double meaning (pinwheels spin, dancers spin) was cute. 

I get a little corny sometimes. 

Card Details:

Image: The Cat's Pajamas

Sentiment: The Cat's Pajamas

Cardstock: Hammermill, SU

Ink: Ranger Archival Jet Black, Memento Tuxedo Black
Coloring: Tim Holtz Distress Ink

Tools: N/A

Embellies: Unknown brad

Post-Surgical Smiles

I love all these adorable elephant sets that are around now! I miraculously managed to only pick up one. Come to think of it, it was a birthday gift, so you should be even more impressed with my will power.

The bass in my quartet had shoulder surgery yesterday; this card is for her.

I kinda feel it needs a little something more, but I cannot think of what or where, so it will go out in today's mail as is.





















Card Details:

Image: WPlus9

Sentiment: WPlus9

Cardstock: Hammermill, Tim Holtz Distress Watercolor, SU

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Tim Holtz Distress Ink
Coloring: Copic markers, Tim Holtz Distress Ink

Tools: WPlus9 dies, Paper Smooches dies

Embellies: KaiserCraft rhinestone flowers

Adding Spice to Quartet Contest Package

My quartet recently coached with Lynda Keever, Lead of International Championship Quartet, The Four Bettys. She is awesome! It was our second time coaching with her and she was just as wonderful as the first time. Plus I got to have breakfast with my good friend in Providence, whom I see much too rarely. Win win!

Lynda worked with us to "spice up" our Contest package. 
With that in mind, and a sketch from Tuesday Morning Sketches (#340), this card came together fairly easily.
















Card Details:

Image: Inky Antics, Cover-a-Card

Sentiment: Inky Antics

Cardstock: Hammermill, SU, unknown dp

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Color Box Chalk
Coloring: Copic markers

Tools: LuminArte Icicles, Gelly Roll glitter pen

Embellies: Unknown pop dots, unknown Bakers Twine, unknown brads

Butterfly Blessings

In the Sisterhood this round, the theme is Blessings, with the request to include a butterfly.

"So long as we are loved by others,
I would almost say that we are indispensable;
and no man is useless while he has a friend."
- Robert Louis Stevenson
















Card Details:

Image: SU, Impression Obsession Cover-a-Card

Sentiment: SU

Cardstock: Hammermill, SU

Ink: Tim Holtz Distress Ink, Color Box Chalk Archival, Memento Tuxedo Black
Coloring: N/A

Tools: SU punch

Embellies: Unknown ribbon

Not a Princess-y Birthday

Princess A turned 17 yesterday! I cannot believe how quickly time goes by. Seems like just last year she was having her Sweet Sixteen...

I was thinking about past cards and realized that most years, her cards are purple, and the past several years the theme has been something in the fairy tale realm (princesses, dragons, wizards, etc). 
Even though she has been telling me for weeks that soon she will be allowed to do magic outside of Hogwarts, this year there is nothing magical about her card.

Well, except for the fact that it is so cute

And it suits the current Lawnscaping Challenge (#124)

Card Details:

Image: Lawn Fawn

Sentiment: Lawn Fawn

Cardstock: Hammermill, Tim Holtz Distress Watercolor, SU

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Ranger Archival Jet Black
Coloring: Copic markers, Tim Holtz Distress Ink

Tools: Lawn Cuts dies, Nestabilities

Embellies: Unknown pop dots, unknown Bakers Twine

Yeti Hugs

The husband of a friend has recently been diagnosed with lung cancer. Although the diagnosis is not as minor as first thought, they are maintaining a very positive attitude and great humor. I will be seeing her soon to give a hug in person, but in the meantime I am sending Yeti Hugs.

The color scheme is inspired by Cupcake Inspirations (#346), another challenge blog I have been wanting to try:

I got as close to the Berry as I could with my limited selection of Distress Inks.














The Yeti is painted with LuminArte Icicles to make him a sparkly silver

My attempt at the illusion of rolling hills did not quite work, but I don't think anyone will mind.









Card Details:

Image: Lawn Fawn

Sentiment: Lawn Fawn

Cardstock: Tim Holtz Distress Watercolor, SU, vellum

Ink: Ranger Archival Jet Black, Tim Holtz Distress Ink
Coloring: Tim Holtz Distress Ink

Tools: Lawn Cuts dies

Embellies: LuminArte Icicles, CTMH Bakers Twine, unknown brad
 

Last Minute Challenge

Hello again! This post is just a quickie in order to enter this weeks Lawnscaping Challenge (#123). I've been wanting to enter one of these for quite a while, but never seem to get done. (It would probably help if I was able to get started )

Without further ado, here is my entry for the "Sending Love" challenge:

It was a wrench cutting these after all the effort I put into coloring them. I wish I had taken a picture of their complete selves first.










Card Details:

Image: Lawn Fawn

Sentiment: Lawn Fawn

Cardstock: Hammermill, SU

Ink: Memento, Tim Holtz Distress Ink
Coloring: Copics

Tools: SU punches

Embellies: LuminArte Icicles, unknown ribbon