FIRST CARD AS SOFTPENCIL DT MEMBER!!

Hi Everyone, I have some VERY EXCITING news!  I will be serving as a DT member for Softpencil for the next 4 months - YAY!!:)  I have been following SOFTPENCIL for quite a while and Elizabeth, the owner and designer, is one of my VERY FAVORITE people, so I am just SO EXCITED to get to work with her and the rest of the AMAZING SOFTPENCIL DT.  Don't forget to visit Softpencil's blog: http://digitalstamps.blogspot.com/ as well as the store: http://softpencilshop.blogspot.com/ (make sure your check out the ADORABLE new St. Patricks Day stamps).  Also, come join us on PaperCraftPlanet where you'll find challenges, games, tutorials, FREEBIES and other FUN:) http://www.papercraftplanet.com/group/softpencil

This week our DT projects are showcasing Lilly.  Isn't she cute?!?  I colored her with copics and added pink lace to her dress sleeves, collar and bottom edge.  I used Heather Flower-soft for her flower that she's offering to her friend.  I also put pink lace across the top of the card.  Lace is from Hobby Lobby.  I cut out Dovecraft DP using Quickutz (background and pink piece) and nesties (flower).  I used SU metallic silver for base and pink piece is Bazzill textured.  I also added some K & Company flowers on the edges.  The sentiment inside is computer generated and cut out with SU punch and daubed with SU pixie pink.  Thanks so much for looking!  Let me know what you think:)

CRITTER SKETCH CHALLENGE #3

Welcome to week 3, Challenge #3!! This week kicks off our sponsorship month with Paper Jewels (http://paperjewels.weebly.com/) Paper Jewels is an amazing, fun new store that has wonderful customer service. They carry Bildmalarna images which are out of this world precious. The owner, Jenny, is now taking pre-orders for Ching-Chou and Kiuks Fantasy Art collection. Jenny has a wonderful store and her customer service is TOP NOTCH!!! Paper Jewels also host monthly challenges so if your a challenge type of girl pop over to her blog and check it out ( http://paperjewelsstamps.blogspot.com/)

At the end of the month you'll have the wonderful opportunity to win a gift certificate from Paper Jewels. Play along each week and increase your chances to win (see Critter blog for more details.)

Big super duper welcome to our guest sketch designer Kelly Haberstroh (http://therubberprincess.blogspot.com/). Kelly is an Air Force wife and the mother to two beautiful little girls. She is a substitute teacher and stampin' addict!! Kelly has amazing talent and you'll love seeing her work. Along with being a stamin' fool, she created an amazing sketch for us to play with this week. THANK YOU KELLY!!!!
Here is my interpretation of the sketch.  Had SO MUCH fun with this one - I LOVE sketches!!  I used SU chocolate chip as base CS, red rasberry from color coredinations as background layer.  Stamps are from Gel-a-tins pack.  Cut scalloped squares using 1 3/4 SU punch and circle cut using 1 1/2 SU punch.  Stamped images and words with SU chocolate chip on SU kraft and TAC white 100.  Colored coffee cup and background highlights with copics.  Ribbon is SU chocolate chip stripe.  Thanks so much for looking us.  Make sure you join the challenge this week by visiting us at CRITTER CHALLENGES BLOG

CRAFTY HOS' CHALLENGE - SINGLE LAYER CARD

Head on over to Crafty HOs' Challenge for this week's challenge - Single Layer card!  Sounds like it would be easy but it's not, although it's really FUN!!  I had a great time making this week's challenge card.

I used TAC white 100, stamped my image using masking technique to give it some depth and also stamped the sentiment.  Then I ran card through Big Shot using Quickutz EF.  I used Offray satin ribbon on the side.  I made the buttons following the tutorial from my friend Melissa's Blog - took white buttons and then daubed different colors of Adirondak alcohol ink on them.  Hope you like it.  Let me know what you think and make sure to enter the challenge!!  HAVE FUN!

BUGABOO STAMPS BLOG HOP - GO GREEN!!

Welcome to Bugaboo Stamps Blog Hop!!  Our theme for the Hop is GO GREEEN!!  You should have started at the http://catchthebugblog.blogspot.com/   Our Catch the Bug Challenge Blog.  If you did not start there, please go back and start there so that you don't miss out on any of the blogs in the hop!   If you started at the Challenge Blog, you should have arrived here from
GABBY'S BLOG
YOU ARE HERE *** AUDREY'S BLOG***
You are going to MICHELE'S BLOG next.

Here's my card.  I chose Desiree from the new Bugaboo Brats line, isn't she just precious?!?  I chose all greens and yellow for my colors and computer generated the sentiment, which I cut out with EK Success border punch.  Desiree is colored with copics and cut out using nesties.  Textured CS is Bazzill sparkle and Yellow CS is something from LSS.  DP is Basic Grey Orgins.  Button is from pack I got today and Hobby Lobby and flower brad is The Paper Studio.

Thanks so much for looking.  Please make sure to leave a comment.  One lucky winner will be chosen by random.org from comments left on my blog and will receive an image of their choice from Bugaboo.  Remember to leave comments at all your stops along the way for a chance to win more prizes - plus you'll get to see some AWESOME projects along the way.

Enjoy the hop!!

SEW MANY CARDS NEW RELEASE BLOG HOP!!

HELLO EVERYONE!!  Yeah, it's another BLOG HOP with new releases from SEW MANY CARDS, and as usual, they are all SEW AWESOME!!  First, I would like to thank our sponsors for Feb. 26 - March 31 - Softpencil (http://softpencilshop.blogspot.com/)  and Simon Says Stamp (http://www.simonsaysstamp.com/servlet/StoreFront)!  We are SEW LUCKY to have such AMAZING sponsors.

Ok, so you are now on Audrey's blog

You should have arrived from TAMMY'S BLOG
and your next stop will be MARIA'S BLOG



If you get lost along the way, please return to the Challenge Blog http://SewManyChallenges.com/  Also, make sure you visit the shop so you can stock up on the new releases!!  You can find the shop here: http://shop.sewmanycards.com/

I got to work with this adorable image of Fawn the Fish for my card this week.  Isn't she SEW SWEET?!?:)  I colored her with copics and atyou spicas.  I paperpieced the egg with paper from a K & Co. stack that really reminds me of Easter.  I used SU certainly celery CS that I embossed with Cuttlebug EF.  I used Adirondak pearls and Stickles for the gelly beans, I love the way they look so shiny.  DP is Basic Grey.  Bow is out of ribbon from JoAnn and bling and pearls are from e. by Prima.  Let me know what you think and ENJOY THE HOP!!  Make sure you start and end at the Challenge Blog http://SewManyChallenges.com/ and leave comments everywhere along the way for a chance to win great prizes from our sponsors.  Thanks for visiting!:)

SEW MANY CARDS SPONSOR - INKTEGRITY

I'm SUPER excited for this week's sponsor because it happens to be my friend Joni's Inktegrity!!  I love her images, they are so cute and fun, so make sure you visit the blog (see link in sidebar) and the store http://www.shophandmade.com/store/Joni/  Thanks so much to Inktegrity for sponsoring our challenge this week!!

Also, don't forget to visit the Sew Many Cards Challenge blog and check out this week's challenge, which is a great sketch challenge (http://sewmanychallenges.com/), and the Sew Many Cards Shop(http://shop.sewmanycards.com/).

I love this image that we were provided with becuase I adore ladybugs, but mostly because my dream in life is to drive a VW bug!!  I debated over what color to make the car and then I found this awesome paper stack from DCWV called "HIPPIE" and there you have it, I knew this car MUST be paper pieced!!  I am so thrilled how it turned out.  Rest of image was colored with copics and atyou spicas.  Ladybugs' spots embellished with SU crystal effects.  Pearls are from e. by Prima.  Paper is SU Kraft and basic black CS and white is GP 110.  Used Martha Stewart punch for edges of kraft CS.  Thanks so much for looking, hope you like it.  Let me know.:)

KABOODLE DOODLES CHALLENGE #25

Monday morning, admittedly not my favorite day or time, but it does bring a new challenge at KABOODLE DOODLES this week!!  Check it out: http://kaboodledoodles.blogspot.com/ 

This week's challenge is to do a fancy fold card.  I chose this folded paper frame technique based on the SCS tutorial which you can find here: http://kaboodledoodles.blogspot.com/  I love this technique, it looks cool and not horribly difficult or time consuming.:)

All DP is from Basic Grey Sugar Rush pack, one of my favorites!!  Image is from Inky Antics, colored with copics and cut using paper trimmer.  Base CS is SU certainly celery, scalloped circle, which was cut with nesties is SU taken with teal.   Buttons are from deNami designs and ribbon is Offray from JoAnn.  Sentiment is computer generated and sponged over with SU almost amythest.  It is cut using SU punch.  This is also my card for an 80s swap, so that's what the sentiment is for.  Does anyone remember the 80's song "Jenny" by the band Tommy Tutone?  That's where the sentiment comes from!  Hope you enjoy it:)

NEW CHALLENGE BLOG - CHECK IT OUT!!

Good afternoon everyone!  Kind of a lazy day here for me and my family after a SUPER busy weekend.  Just wanted to tell you all about a new Challenge Blog - you can find it at http://craftyhoschallenge.blogspot.com/  Come visit us for a chance to join in some fun challenges, meet great people and win some prizes while you're at it!  Our first challenge started today and we will be posting a new challenge every Sunday.  This week's challenge is THINK SPRING and it was easy for me because I am SO READY for spring!!

I love the papers from K & Company that I used on this card, reminds me so much of spring.  I chose a gate fold b/c I also designed this card for a swap celebrating the designs of Anna Wight for Whipper Snapper which required a gate fold card.  I love this fold!  I colored the images with copics and then sponged the background with SU yoyo yellow ink.  I trimmed the image using personal trimmer and then cut the corners using an SU circle punch.  Bling and pearls are e. from Prima.  Base CS is SU baja breeze and green galore.  Thanks so much for looking and make sure to join us on the challenge blog!!

BLOG HOP FOR GABBY ARRIAZA!

I am taking part in a blog hop for my friend and stamper extraordinaire, Gabby Arriaza (aka Gabby Green Eyes).  Gabby and her family are going through a rough patch right now and so a bunch of her friends got together to do this hop.  In addition, PaperMakeupStamps is offering 3 digi downloads on their site for purchase with proceeds from the sale of the image and 2 sentiments going directly to Gabby and her family.  You can check it out here:
http://papermakeup.com/ 

For this card, I colored the PaperMakeupStamps image with copics.  Gabby is a rockin', goth-y girl, so I gave the image a bit of goth.  I cut her out by hand and used SU crysal effects on the droplets.  CS is SU basic black and SU metallic silver is the 2nd layer, cut out using nesties.  Sentiment, also from PaperMakeup is cut using nesties and kaisercraft bling is on it.  Love the quote!!

This is the inside with a personalized computer generated message for our gal Gabs, love ya Chica!!

Don't forget to visit the rest of the blogs and let us know what you think.  Thanks for stopping by.

Joni

Melyssa

Sheri

Melissa

Cheryl

Sarah

Michele

Tammy

Audrey  *YOU ARE HERE*

Laura Jean

Kelli

Sandye

Roxie

Yvonne

Robin

Jackie
Su

FREEBIE FRIDAY AT BUGABOO STAMPS

Today is FREEBIE FRIDAY AT BUGABOO STAMPS!!  Head on over and pick up your freebies:  http://www.bugaboostamps.com/Shop_digistamps.html  (you'll probably find some other stuff you like too!:))  I chose the flowers today as my image to work with because, as I have mentioned, I am craving the start of SPRING!  Plus, now that my blending with my copics has gotten a bit better, I really enjoy coloring flowers.

For this card, I printed the images in 3 different sizes, colored with copics and atyou spicas and then cut them out by hand.  I used SU green galore for base CS and garden green for top CS that I embossed with Sizzix EF.  DP is K & Company, ribbon is Offray satin.  Sentiment is computer generated an cut with SU punch, colored over with atyou spica and daubed with SU garden green ink.  Hope you like it and that it puts you in the Spring state of mind:) 

SEW MANY CARDS CHALLENGE - FEBRUARY 19-25

Hi Everyone!  Another SEW MANY CARDS CHALLENGE today - make sure you check it out - http://sewmanychallenges.blogspot.com/  and also another Friday Freebie!!  Love this week's freebie, thanks Angela:)  This week's challenge, sponsored by Inktegrity (check out blinkie on my sidebar) is to create a card based on this sketch design done by our very own Jeri.  Thanks for a great sketch Jeri, I had sew much fun with this one!

For this card, I decided that I was tired of anything that looked like it was winter-y or Valentine's related, so I decided to step out of my "comfort zone" colors and make something fresh and bright.  I chose SU certainly celery for my base CS, K & Company DP, and this really fun ribbon, which I think I got from Stamping Bella.  Pearls and bling are e. by Prima.  I colored the image using copics and then decorated with bling, atyou spicas and SU crystal effects on the hearts.  I love the way the colors look, so fun and spring-like:)  I cut the image out with nesties and daubed with SU tangerine tango ink.  The sentiment is computer generated.  All white CS is GP 110.  Thanks so much for looking, please let me know what you think.

Today is Thurs. and so it's Oldy But Goody day at BUGABOO STAMPS (visit the store here: http://bugaboostamps.com/home.html and the challenge blog here: http://catchthebugblog.blogspot.com ) Ok, this digi stamp, which is called Crabby Cathy could be called "Crabby Audrey" because I also have curly hair and hate to do housework, especially laundry LOL. I used fabric from JoAnn for the laundry. You can buy scraps in a few bins at JoAnn that are left over from rolls that were cut. I have always seen people use fabric on the cards and the effects amaze me, so I decided to try it. Very pleased with how it turned out:) I colored Kathy and the laundry basket with copics and used them for the background as well. She is cut out using nesties as is the DP behind her, which is K & Company. CS is SU old olive, ribbon is also SU old olive. Other DP is also K & Company, cut using personal trimmer, and pearls are e. from Prima.

This is the inside of the card. Sentiment is part of Crabby Cathy set from Bugaboo Stamps, higlighted with copics. Love this sentiment, so funny!

The sketch I used for this card comes from my dear friend Joni, owner and creator of Inktegrity Digi Stamps (blog: http://inktegrity.blogspot.com store: http://www.shophandmade.com/Store/Joni ). Thanks Joni!!

Enjoy everyone and let me know what you think.

SEW MANY CARDS SPONSOR - TELLEN'S PLACE!

I made this card for our WONDERFUL SMC sponsor, TELLEN'S PLACE.  Link to the shop is in my sidebar and you can visit the blog here:  http://tellensplace.blogspot.com/  I had so much fun with this image that Terry, the owner, provided - Thanks Terry!!  I colored it using copics and then cut out using nesties.  Haven't done a spinning card in a while, so that's what I did.  I used fibers to hang the heart.  Image is same on back and front.  Sentiment is computer generated, cut out with SU punch and daubed with SU vintage violet.  The pearls are e. by Prima.  Base CS is SU old olive and DP is from a brand new K & Company stack that I just picked up at Michael's.  Thanks again to Tellen's Place for sponsoring out SMC CHALLENGE this week!!  Thanks for looking everyone:)

Gabby's Goth Swap Card 2

This is the 2nd card for my friend Gabby's Goth Swap.  I decided to do a buckle card since I haven't done one in forever and I LOVE how it turned out.  I stamped this Sugar Nellie image on TAC 100 CS using Memento Tuxedo black.  I colored her with copics and atyou spicas and cut her out using nesties.  Base CS is SU baja breeze.  DP is digi paper from Kaboodle Doodles.  Sentiment is computer generated onto GP 100 and cut out using SU punch.  Bling is e. by Prima and fabric flower is from basic grey.  I'm really happy at how this turned out.  Thanks for looking - love to hear what you think!!:)